Some months ago, I wrote a piece—entitled “In Pursuit of the Beast“—in which I took the Bush administration to task for its detention and treatment of so-called “enemy combatants” at Guantánamo Bay. I cited the case of one detainee, Murat Kurnaz, who was held for more than four years before being deemed innocent and granted his release. In a way, he was among the fortunate, for others remain unnecessarily and illegally confined at Guantánamo. Here is the tale of another such detainee, Adel Hamad, as presented in a compelling [8 1/2-minute] video by William Teesdale:

UPDATE: If you have trouble viewing this video, here is the direct link.