Moazzam Begg - Guantanamo Bay Survivor

00:00 | Trailer
02:45 Brian’s thoughts on the episode
04:56 Brian’s introduction
05:28 Impact of Ice-T on Moazzam’s journey in defining his identity
07:38 How Moazzam could relate to the views of Malcolm X in his autobiography
10:02 Meeting Mohammed Ali
11:45 Internal conflict for American soldiers at detention centres
14:35 Relationships built with his captors continue today
19:02 The changes in living in multicultural Birmingham, England of today from when he was growing up there
25:27 Moazzam’s reasoning for his interest and subsequent involvement in the Bosnian and Gulf wars
27:56 America probably wouldn’t let Moazzam in “even if it wanted to”
30:16 Anger at stories of atrocities to Muslim population in Bosnia propel him into action
36:47 Learning of different forms of Islam and scriptural teaching across the Islamic world included Jihad
40:09 Extremists and the rise of ISIS
48:42 UK security services visit his house and bookshop
50:53 Moazzam defines what Jihad means to him
54:02 Why Moazzam moved with his wife and young family to Afghanistan where he observed the Taliban
59:47 The history of abducting young boys for sex slaves
1:02:49 What the day of 9/11 was like for Moazzam, its consequences and family escape to Pakistan
1:09:42 He questions whether his decisions were naïve or he was culpable for what happened to him next
1:11:09 What happened to him in Pakistan on the night of 31 January 2002
1:14:24 The interrogation process caused him to question his British Citizenship
1:18:31 The torture begins during transfer to Kandahar, Afghanistan
1:26:53 He blames the British Government for his imprisonment
1:31:10 Transfer to Camp Bagram where he witnessed prisoners beaten and kicked to death
1:33:22 Why he finally decided to sign a confession and why he felt relief at being sent to Guantanamo Bay
1:37:34 Arriving at Guantanamo Bay
1:40:23 Experience of being in Guantanamo
1:44:33 How this experience was testing Moazzam’s faith and the key to keeping his sanity
1:47:28 Wondering if he would ever be released and where hope came from
1:48:54 The day of his release and a surreal arrival at RAF Northolt
1:55:09 Moazzam arrived home with a plan to fight
1:56:29 The purpose of Cage for which he is Outreach Director
1:57:45 How his treatment in Guantanamo has changed him
2:00:20 Final settlement with the British Government but no admittance they were complicit in torture
2:05:19 Going to Syria in 2012 results in arrest and imprisonment
2:11:17 Why he was angry at his imprisonment and sad about Alan Henning’s killing
2:15:54 Governments negotiate with terrorists
2:17:17 Moazzam’s view of situation in Syria today and of attacks in Britain and France
2:20:35 What he thinks might be the way forward
2:22:23 The British media is out of control with the lies, hatred and misconceptions it spreads about Muslims
2:26:05 What he says to those fellow Muslims he meets who are extremists
2:26:55 The case against torture
2:28:09 What he thinks of Donald Trump and his statement that he will bring back torture
2:31:39 The future of Guantanamo Bay
2:35:38 What he was terrified of during his time in Guantanamo Bay
2:35:56 Moazzam’s thoughts on human rights, prisoner rights and the Geneva Convention
2:37:39 What schedule 7 is, its affect and how Cage is fighting against it
2:40:53 What will Britain look like in twenty years if Cage succeeds
2:42:10 Is he afraid of being imprisoned again
2:43:00 How he would want to be remembered
2:43:37 What his friends would say is his super power
2:44:19 The verse from the Koran which helps him remain stoic
2:45:17 The best and worst days of his life
2:45:45 How he feels about speaking of Guantanamo Bay having left it
2:46:39 Why he thinks his story is not more in the public conscience and why they don’t fight injustice
2:48:59 What we would be surprised to know about Moazzam
2:49:58 What scares him
2:50:40 What keeps him awake at night
2:51:16 Advice to the twenty-year old Moazzam
2:51:56 Best advice he ever received
2:53:39 Advice to young people listening who could make a change to prevent a repetition of recent events
2:54:35 Brian’s summing up.