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...ally to conduct an interrogation. "Someone is going to squeeze him," says the official. "We've been out of that business for so long that it's best handled by others." No matter who pressures Zubaydah to talk, the squeezing would most likely consist of drugs, mind games and sleep deprivation. "It's not pulling out fingernails," says the official, "but it's pretty brutal...
Little by little, though, Lee gave over his life to the BCC. Working towards a double major in two fields of engineering, Lee frequently pulled all-nighters and once skipped a Friday night BCC dance event in order to catch up on his sleep. The following day, a couple of members dropped by to express their concern. “They told me I was selfish, that I didn’t want to encourage my brothers and sisters in Christ,” he says. Lee capitulated and promised not to miss any more events...
...group—while everyone else was to sit on the floor, she was told to stand in order to garner more authority and respect, and she was instructed to dress better than the others in her group. During overnight conventions, church members were allotted little time to sleep in order to keep them from being rational, causing them to obey instructions without protest. It is difficult to be objective in a high-pressure environment, Lee says. He points to the BCC’s use of mob tactics: “A group of people talk...
...that may be had on dates and even forcing members to report details of dates. Marriages are subject to the same scrutiny, with spouses reporting on one another. Members report being instructed by their discipler on which college to attend, which classes to take and how many hours of sleep to get. In the survey, “100% of former members said members are encouraged to imitate their disciplers—with 83% saying members are chastised if they fail to imitate...
...militancy in southern Afghanistan, Kandahar's cemetery for al-Qaeda fighters bears unequivocal testimony. Hundreds of mourners have descended on the graveyard from as far away as Mazar-i-Sharif, Kabul and Uruzgan province. What began as daily homages have grown into all-night vigils. Men, women and children sleep by the graves. Devotees recite the Koran throughout the night. The paralyzed, ill and blind flock to the site seeking miracle cures, which many claim to receive. Men mumble, repeating scripture until they fall into a trance, swaying and convulsing, talking in tongues. "Do not speak English here," says...