When George W. Bush announced the war on terror, it did not take long for Mohamedou Ould Slahi to be arrested. His alleged ties to a terrorist organization were enough reason to arrest and torture him without conviction. After this, Mohamedou was detained in Guantánamo Bay for 14 years, where he became friends with his personal guard: Steve Wood. Even though Mohamedou had reason enough to never trust an American again, and Steve was first convinced that Mohamedou was a terrorist, they started to like each other. What does it mean to be friends when the power imbalance is so absolute? When did Steve begin to believe in Mohamedou’s innocence and trust him?

Programme editors: Ianthe Mosselman & Veronica Baas
Moderator: Yoeri Albrecht
In collaboration with: Vfonds

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