Mohammad Mazouz - Survivor of Guantanamo

Mohamed Mazouz forms part of the five Moroccan survivors from Guantanamo. After more than three years and a half of detention between Pakistan, Kandahar, Bagram and Guantanamo, he has just been released on bail while waiting for the trial verdict in July 4, 2005. In this exclusive interview with La Gazette du Maroc, he reflects on all the stages of his detention, the torture, the parallels with Abu Ghraib prison and the fate of the twelve other Moroccans who are still held by the Americans.


Q: What treatment was reserved for the Quran?

A: Here, I want to be insistent on letting know to the whole world through what I say until where the Americans went to humiliate us and flout our most elementary principles. It concerns the treatment inflicted to the Quran. Anything that could reduce it to nothing was used. They urinated over it, they ripped it; they cut it with scissors in front of us. They defecated on it and painted our faces with it. Yes, all this should be said so that the Muslim world understands which degree of hate this sacred Book inspires in them. I do not see why it came to that. One day, and in the Red Cross presence, they took all the Qurans of the prison to rip them in front of all of us. They behaved as regards to this noble Book as if it were a vulgar object. When we protested, we were tortured very badly. Each time they behaved like that as regards to the Quran, we were roused and obviously we were severely punished. It was a vicious circle. The other forms of torture consisted in unleashing dogs against us when we were naked, in groups in the showers, or then, at interrogation time. Dogs are prowled about this kind of work and sometimes the detainees were violently bitten. We became insane, at the same time experiencing fear, hysteria, hearing the cries of the others, enduring the cold, hunger and strong headaches. As far as I am concerned, I formed part of the first group who arrived and the last to leave. I endured everything.

Originally posted by LA_Maximus
...I would give these creeps a rifle-butt upside the head for breakfast and a kick in the balls for lunch

...we should set up a Great-White shark tank there and feed em to the sharks.

...especially for a guy named "Mohammed". Just hearing that name makes me reach for my Remmington shot-gun.

Originally posted by XphilesPhan
Not to be rude but this sounds like nothing more than propaganda. does he have scars from the bite marks? he looks relatively well for the abuse he just stated he suffered. The site you got this off of looks like a propaganda site as well. just thought id point it out

Cageprisoners.com is a non-sectarian Islamic human rights website that exists solely to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror. The web-site is not aligned to any Islamic group or organisation. The site was launched in October 2003 during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by individual Muslim volunteers who came together for the reasons set out below.Our work can be summed up in six points:

* EDUCATION
* CAMPAIGN
* SUPPORT
* MOTIVATION
* CO-OPERATION
* PREVENTION

Originally posted by Souljah
Keep up the Good work mister Maximus, and dont allow any of those "Mohammeds" to slip thru your fingers and your Remington shotgun.

Originally posted by Dr Love
LA_Maximus

Are you for real man? Since the time you arrived at ATS you seem to have gotten more and more extreme and volatile, and I happen to think you're doing it just for effect. Let me let you in on a little secret, you're not General Maximus! You're not even Russell Crowe! Hell, you're not even Carrot Top!!

Needy for attention are we???

Peace

Originally posted by LA_Maximus
Thank You Souljah, thats probably the nicest thing you ever said to me. As usual, Ill keep my 12 ga. shotgun loaded and judging by this post, it seems your not such a bad guy after all.

Maybe a little confused as to who the real enemy is, but generally a nice person who just needs some guidance from us American cowboys.

Originally posted by C0le
As i sit here reading this article, i find my self wondering rather or not i should care, or just start laughing very loudly.... i think il laugh ahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahaha

Originally posted by Souljah
You guys seem to share the same friends and same enemies - are you related?

Originally posted by LA_Maximus

Nice try Dr. Love, but I get plenty of attention. I came into ATS hoping to learn and discuss issues with other people, but the Hatred for America in here surprised and sickened me......so your seeing my reaction to it.

No Im not Maximus, I never said I was, but I was a soldier and I still view the world thru a soldiers eyes.

Better Luck next time Dr.....Peace to you also.

Maximu§

Originally posted by deltaboy
im surprise this "prisoner" is even alive and talkin, u think he CIA at least sew up his mouth or at least some kind of threat that will shut him up or assasinate him. they could have at least torture him to death. if he aint dead that means he had a good life in Cuba.

Originally posted by Dr Love
[There are good people in Iraq that are getting wiped out, and the only thing they did wrong was to draw the short end of the stick and be born an Iraqi. When you think that way it puts everything in perspective.
Peace