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 what did you think of them?

Detainee (through translator): I did not have any particular opinion.

Presiding Officer: What sort of training did you do with them?

Detainee (through translator): Physical training. A few of us received training on weapons, camouflage techniques, and land mine disarmament.

Presiding Officer: Did you ever talk to the soldiers?

Detainee (through translator): Yes.

Presiding Officer: About what sort of things?

Detainee (through translator): This happened about 15 years ago. I do not remember what we talked about.

Presiding Officer: Do you remember how you felt about the soldiers after talking to them?

Detainee (through translator): It was a normal feeling from one person engaging another.

Presiding Officer: No hostility?

Detainee (through translator): No.

Presiding Officer: Now that you have seen more of United States soldiers here, what do you think?

Detainee (through translator): Anywhere in the world, there are bad people and there are good people. You respect people who treat you with respect and ignore the ones who do not.

Presiding Officer: I understand, Thank you.

Designated Military Officer: (3.b.3) The detainee went to Jubail, Saudi Arabia where he became a military police officer. However, he stayed in Jubail, Saudi Arabia for only a short time, after which he left the army. The detainee was approximately 21 or 22 when he left the Saudi Army.

Detainee (through translator): Yes, but I was an officer.

Presiding Officer: Thank you.