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Mohamedou Ould Slahi

“So why was I so scared? Because crime is something relative; it’s something the government defines and re-defines whenever it pleases. The majority of people don’t know, really, where the line is that separates breaking the law from not breaking it. If you get arrested, the situation worsens, because most people trust the government to have a good reason for the arrest.”

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, The Mauritanian
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The Mauritanian (originally published as Guantánamo Diary) The Mauritanian by Larry Siems
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