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A video recently surfaced online showing a young boy being interrogated at the detention camp in Guantanamo Bay.
The footage captures a 16-year-old Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, being questioned by Canadian military officers back in 2003.
Omar Khadr was just fifteen years old when he was picked up by U.S. forces during an offensive operation against a camp believed to be an Al-Qaeda stronghold in Afghanistan.
In this ten-minute clip, you see the kid being interrogated at Guantanamo Bay about a year after his initial arrest.
The video shows Omar Khadr sobbing, repeatedly crying out, "Help me."
At one point, Omar pulls off his shirt to show agents from the Canadian security agency (CSI) the injuries on his back and stomach that he sustained in Afghanistan.
"Look, I'm no doctor, but I think you're getting decent medical care here," one of the interrogators snaps back at him.
"No, no I'm not. You aren't even here... I've lost my eyes, I've lost a foot. Everything!" Omar Khadr tells the interrogator through his tears, trying to convey his absolute psychological breakdown.
"No, you still have your eyes, and your feet are still attached to your legs," the interrogator replies.
According to the documentation detailing Omar Khadr's interrogation, there are accounts of him being tortured while held in a U.S. military camp at the Bamiyan airbase in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the White House continues to insist that everyone held at Guantanamo Bay is treated in a "humane manner."
The U.S. government maintains that they need flexibility, arguing that those suspected of terrorism can't simply be treated like your run-of-the-mill criminals.
Omar Khadr's lawyer, Denis Edney, mentioned that he hopes this video will spark a massive public outcry in Canada.
"I really hope Canadians see the heartless and shameful way this Canadian boy, Omar Khadr, is being treated."
Omar Khadr, who is now 21, is still stuck in detention at Guantanamo Bay.
You can check out the video via the link above.
The footage captures a 16-year-old Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, being questioned by Canadian military officers back in 2003.
Omar Khadr was just fifteen years old when he was picked up by U.S. forces during an offensive operation against a camp believed to be an Al-Qaeda stronghold in Afghanistan.
In this ten-minute clip, you see the kid being interrogated at Guantanamo Bay about a year after his initial arrest.
The video shows Omar Khadr sobbing, repeatedly crying out, "Help me."
At one point, Omar pulls off his shirt to show agents from the Canadian security agency (CSI) the injuries on his back and stomach that he sustained in Afghanistan.
"Look, I'm no doctor, but I think you're getting decent medical care here," one of the interrogators snaps back at him.
"No, no I'm not. You aren't even here... I've lost my eyes, I've lost a foot. Everything!" Omar Khadr tells the interrogator through his tears, trying to convey his absolute psychological breakdown.
"No, you still have your eyes, and your feet are still attached to your legs," the interrogator replies.
According to the documentation detailing Omar Khadr's interrogation, there are accounts of him being tortured while held in a U.S. military camp at the Bamiyan airbase in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the White House continues to insist that everyone held at Guantanamo Bay is treated in a "humane manner."
The U.S. government maintains that they need flexibility, arguing that those suspected of terrorism can't simply be treated like your run-of-the-mill criminals.
Omar Khadr's lawyer, Denis Edney, mentioned that he hopes this video will spark a massive public outcry in Canada.
"I really hope Canadians see the heartless and shameful way this Canadian boy, Omar Khadr, is being treated."
Omar Khadr, who is now 21, is still stuck in detention at Guantanamo Bay.
You can check out the video via the link above.