I mean, The New York Times actually had an interesting case recently where they described a detainee who was afraid of the dark, and so he was purposely kept very much in the dark.

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The military is trying very hard right now to put a better face on Guantanamo,...

The military is trying very hard right now to put a better face on Guantanamo,...

And to me, it was interesting, some of the people I had interviewed who knew...

And to me, it was interesting, some of the people I had interviewed who knew...

And I think that what is of concern is that they seem to be bringing...

And I think that what is of concern is that they seem to be bringing...

Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true...

Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true...

Ethically, I think pretty much every code of ethics for doctors suggests that they should...

Ethically, I think pretty much every code of ethics for doctors suggests that they should...

So, it, of course, makes one wonder how many other people there might be who...

So, it, of course, makes one wonder how many other people there might be who...

The idea is that if we can put our own people through something almost as...

The idea is that if we can put our own people through something almost as...

Well, yes, I mean, I think that, you know, my sources suggest that there's a...

Well, yes, I mean, I think that, you know, my sources suggest that there's a...

Now that he has disavowed as outright lies many of the stories he told himself,...

Now that he has disavowed as outright lies many of the stories he told himself,...

Well, they are critics of the Bush administration generally on the human rights record of...

Well, they are critics of the Bush administration generally on the human rights record of...

I mean, the people who run Guantanamo, the military, pretty much dismiss complaints by the...

I mean, the people who run Guantanamo, the military, pretty much dismiss complaints by the...

And, in fact, there is a connection, the people who designed this here program and...

And, in fact, there is a connection, the people who designed this here program and...

The world's a small place and people are watching; and, you know, somebody disappears, the...

The world's a small place and people are watching; and, you know, somebody disappears, the...

And the program was developed in large part by behavioral scientists who were working with...

And the program was developed in large part by behavioral scientists who were working with...

It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were...

It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were...

But there have been many news reports that water-boarding has been used on Khalid Sheikh...

But there have been many news reports that water-boarding has been used on Khalid Sheikh...