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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

One Guantanamo Bay Detainee's Definition of Mental Torture

(Fox News) - A Pakistani man being held in Guantanamo Bay is claiming he was tortured and his family hounded by U.S. authorities. According to the Associated Press — the father of Majid Khan claims his son was tied to a chair, beaten and deprived of sleep.

But a transcript of a hearing last month reveals what Khan defines as "mental torture" he says he endured at Guantanamo. Khan says was forced to use unscented deodorant and shampoo, had to play sports with a ball that did not bounce, had his baby pictures taken away, was not given a DVD player, and the people who cleaned his cell left marks on the walls.

This information was not in the AP story. Last month's hearing was to determine whether Khan was rightly classified as an enemy combatant.

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