Then, shortly before 9 a.m., Mr. Ani said, he was brought to a table for one last step. He was handed a form and asked to place a check mark next to the sentence that best described how he had been treated:

“I didn’t go through any abuse during detention,” read the first option, in Arabic.

“I have gone through abuse during detention,” read the second.

In the room, he said, stood three American guards carrying the type of electric stun devices that Mr. Ani and other detainees said had been used on them for infractions as minor as speaking out of turn.

“Even the translator told me to sign the first answer,” said Mr. Ani, who gave a copy of his form to The New York Times. “I asked him what happens if I sign the second one, and he raised his hands,” as if to say, Who knows?

“I thought if I don’t sign the first one I am not going to get out of this place.”

Maybe the US detention system for Iraqi folks should have special uniforms for the guards:

- A silver SS lighting bolt on the collar would be cool (especially with black uniforms, and a military cap with a death's head insignia)

- The CIA and MI intelligators could wear standard issue Gestapo gear.

And of course, no name tags.
 JimPortlandOR | 6:23 PM

There's also an uncanny similarity to the 1980s Latin America conflicts, with Special Forces training death squads.

The honesty is rather refreshing here--it's called the "Salvador Option."
 aelkus | 9:07 PM