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6 unusual facts about Michelle Shephard


Ahcene Zemiri

On July 27, 2008 Michelle Shephard, writing in the Toronto Star, reported that Canadian security officials had interviewed Zemiri and two others at Guantanamo in addition to Khadr.

Djamel Ameziane

On July 27 Michelle Shephard, writing in the Toronto Star, reported that other Canadian security officials had interviewed Ahcene Zemiri, Djamel Ameziane and Mohamedou Ould Slahi, three Guantanamo captives who had lived in Canada.

In 2008 Michelle Shephard, writing in the Toronto Star speculated that Ameziane might be transferred to Canada.

Maha el-Samnah

In 2007 Michelle Shephard, author of Guantanamo's Child, reported Maha's comments on the first phone call her son Omar was allowed to make from Guantanamo.

Nasser al-Bahri

During a September 2009 interview with the reporter Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star, Al Bahri said that he was no longer a member of al Qaeda, but that he supported the organization for some of its beliefs.

Yemeni jihadist rehabilitation program

According to Michelle Shephard, reporting for the Toronto Star in September 2009, Yemen had been an innovator in jihadist rehabilitation, with an effort led by the judge Hamoud al-Hitar, called the "Committee for Religious Dialogue".



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