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Video of Gitmo Interrogation

A videotape of the interrogation of a Guantánamo detainee has been released and posted on various news websites. Here is the L.A. Times general description of the video:

“Lawyers for a Canadian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay released hours of videotaped interrogations Tuesday, providing a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning enemy combatants at the isolated U.S. prison in Cuba. Omar Khadr’s lawyers released excerpts of their client being questioned at Guantanamo Bay in 2003. In the video, a Canadian Security Intelligence Services agent is shown grilling Khadr, 15, about events leading up to his capture as an enemy combatant. Khadr, a Canadian citizen, is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier during a 2002 firefight in Afghanistan. The video shows Khadr weeping, his face buried in his hands.”

Judge for yourself.  History will.  Note that the detaiinee is a teenager.