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FBI Memo re: Interview of Detainee at Guantanamo Bay

May 9, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3458
Interview of detainee at Guantanamo Bay. The interview on 5/8/03 and was conducted at 1530 and was completed at 1830. The second interview on 5/9/03 was conducted at 0400 and concluded at 0645. These two interviews are linked together, with the second a continuation of the first. The detainee was confronted with statements by fellow detainees talking about him and implicating him. The detainee denied this. The interview agent told the detainee that "attacking the minute aspects of what is presented is not going to discredit the totality of the case" and evidence against him. The interviewer then presented photos of the detainee that he admitted was him. The interviewer then stated he is doing this to be fair with the detainee, to be honest with him and help him make his decision to cooperate. At the conclusion of the interview, the interview team wished the detainee luck and that God may accept his prayers. After exiting the room, the interview team witnessed the detainee with his head down on his hands on the table in front of him on the table. He was crying and sobbing with tears falling on the table when he lifted his head.
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