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if you treat him like the human being

if you treat him like the human being not like a caged animal I like a person

not like a caged animal I like a person

not like a caged animal I like a person who’s a terrorist they know what they

who’s a terrorist they know what they

who’s a terrorist they know what they did was wrong what they did was for a

did was wrong what they did was for a

did was wrong what they did was for a cause but still they’re still a human

cause but still they’re still a human

cause but still they’re still a human being you get to go home you get to call

being you get to go home you get to call

being you get to go home you get to call your families you check your email get

your families you check your email get

your families you check your email get to watch TV you know that they’ve been

to watch TV you know that they’ve been

to watch TV you know that they’ve been locked inside these cells for seven

locked inside these cells for seven

locked inside these cells for seven years let me tell you they know the

years let me tell you they know the

years let me tell you they know the rules better you do as part of their

rules better you do as part of their

rules better you do as part of their training new guards are entering the

training new guards are entering the

training new guards are entering the cell blocks with detainees for the first

cell blocks with detainees for the first

cell blocks with detainees for the first time

[Music]

[Music] I’ve been in four years in the Navy and

I’ve been in four years in the Navy and

I’ve been in four years in the Navy and I was trained to set up communications

I was trained to set up communications

I was trained to set up communications between us and the ship’s ma one Watson

between us and the ship’s ma one Watson

between us and the ship’s ma one Watson has been in the Navy for 12 years he

has been in the Navy for 12 years he

has been in the Navy for 12 years he helps train the new guards we’re talking

helps train the new guards we’re talking

helps train the new guards we’re talking about handling detainees we are not

about handling detainees we are not

about handling detainees we are not judges

judges

judges we’re just guards

we’re just guards

we’re just guards [Music]

in our daily interactions with these

in our daily interactions with these people we know they are human beings so

people we know they are human beings so

people we know they are human beings so the underlying principle is to always be

the underlying principle is to always be

the underlying principle is to always be fair be firm and impartial okay what is

fair be firm and impartial okay what is

fair be firm and impartial okay what is the size 5x

the size 5x

the size 5x supposing I find myself in their shoes

supposing I find myself in their shoes

supposing I find myself in their shoes as a prisoner of war someday somewhere

as a prisoner of war someday somewhere

as a prisoner of war someday somewhere you know nobody knows but if I am

you know nobody knows but if I am

you know nobody knows but if I am treated fairly firmly and impartially I

treated fairly firmly and impartially I

treated fairly firmly and impartially I think that is fair enough

some devout Muslims avert their eyes in

some devout Muslims avert their eyes in the presence of a woman the detainees

the presence of a woman the detainees

the presence of a woman the detainees weren’t looking at me they were walking

weren’t looking at me they were walking

weren’t looking at me they were walking back towards the back of the cell once I

back towards the back of the cell once I

back towards the back of the cell once I came close to the cell this is nature

came close to the cell this is nature

came close to the cell this is nature for the men and the woman when they are

for the men and the woman when they are

for the men and the woman when they are meeting each other

meeting each other

meeting each other it’s feeling something and we’ll have to

it’s feeling something and we’ll have to

it’s feeling something and we’ll have to be very careful with the woman when the

be very careful with the woman when the

be very careful with the woman when the woman they were coming to some block or

woman they were coming to some block or

woman they were coming to some block or something the prisoner they were

something the prisoner they were

something the prisoner they were Caviezel buzzer buzzer buzzer mean and

Caviezel buzzer buzzer buzzer mean and

Caviezel buzzer buzzer buzzer mean and to care for your eyes Darwin do not look

to care for your eyes Darwin do not look

to care for your eyes Darwin do not look to the owe me something is coming to do

to the owe me something is coming to do

to the owe me something is coming to do send with you in to go to Perdition not

send with you in to go to Perdition not

send with you in to go to Perdition not likely this kind of thing

I’ve been here for exactly seven days

I’ve been here for exactly seven days one week we came here and everybody that

one week we came here and everybody that

one week we came here and everybody that was in my company everyone was petrified

was in my company everyone was petrified

was in my company everyone was petrified beyond belief

beyond belief

beyond belief it’s intense to look at you guys the of

it’s intense to look at you guys the of

it’s intense to look at you guys the of an actual terrorist

how do you think it would feel I could

how do you think it would feel I could you even imagine living in the cell I’m

you even imagine living in the cell I’m

you even imagine living in the cell I’m not sure about the dimensions

not sure about the dimensions

not sure about the dimensions [Music]

[Music]

[Music] a lot of it’s crazy but it’s real and

a lot of it’s crazy but it’s real and

a lot of it’s crazy but it’s real and everybody loves it

everybody loves it

everybody loves it [Applause]

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