to be interviewed on camera and even refused to meet with us off camera, she did agree it was time for her to talk, at least by phone. >> i'd like to explain my point of view. >> okay. >> reporter: her story is a completely different account of the marriage, the kidnapping, and the u.s. court record on the case. and though it may sound far-fetched in the united states, in egypt and in the middle east it is easily believed that the entire u.s. justice system conspired against her. >> reporter: nermeen khalifa tells us it was not she that was the abuser, it was him, not she that was the alcoholic, it was him, and not she that kept the family apart, it was him. in a not so unbiased way told us that an anti-arab, anti-muslim u.s. judicial system is the root of all her problems. >> i left the united states with my kids of my own accord to protect myself and my sons. he's a manipulator, he's a liar,