Transcript of Omar Khadr interrogation

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Transcript of Omar Khadr interrogation (2003)
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In February 2003, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service illegally sent agents to interrogate Canadian youth Omar Khadr as he was held in Guantanamo Bay detainment camps. As a result of this, and other, interrogations - the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the country was "complicit in the torture of Canadian citizens", as agents had requested that the 16-year old Khadr be abused prior to their visit, and again after they left unhappy with the answers he had given.

While eight hours of tapes clandestinely recorded by the United States were ordered released to Khadr's legal team, only ten minutes of footage were distributed to media outlets.

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Video of February 2003 interrogation by CSIS agents.

Identity	Role
Omar	Canadian youth captured following firefight in Afghanistan where his father was working as an NGO worker with militant connections.
Canadian interrogator	US Marine Corps Forward Air Controllers

Clip 1

Speaker	Message
Omar	We're requesting the Canadian government for a long time.
1^st Canadian interrogator	Is that right?
Omar	Yeah.
1^st Canadian interrogator	Yeah, well it's not as easy as it can be, you know that.
Omar	(illegible text)

Clip 2

Speaker	Message
1^st Canadian interrogator	Alright, well we'll pick up something, and then how about we get together tomorrow for a talk?
Omar	No problem.
1^st Canadian interrogator	Alright?
Omar	I'm very happy to see you
1^st Canadian interrogator	Yeah, yeah, I mean it's good to see you.

Clip 3

Speaker	Message
Omar	We're requesting the Canadian government for a long time.
1^st Canadian interrogator	Is that right?
Omar	Yeah.
1^st Canadian interrogator	Yeah, well it's not as easy as it can be, you know that.
Omar	(illegible text)

Wikisource footnotes

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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