05-01-2009, 07:54 PM
Quote:It's interesting that Winston Smith was finally broken by his fear of rats and the threat (simply the threat, not the actuality) of having them gnaw his face off, while the CIA apparently put Abu Zubaydah, who had a bug phobia, in a confined box with a large insect that they told him was poisonous and would bite and sting him.... and not a mark on him, just a whole lot of terror. Of course, they also waterboarded Abu Zubaydah (allegedly 83 times) so maybe that had something to do with it as well.
-Jester