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The New York Times > National > Fresh Details Emerge on Harsh Methods at Guantánamo:

None of the approved techniques, however, covered some of what people have now said occurred. Mr. Kahtani was, for example, forcibly given an enema, officials said, which was used because it was uncomfortable and degrading.

Pentagon spokesmen said the procedure was medically necessary because Mr. Kahtani was dehydrated after an especially difficult interrogation session. Another official, told of the use of the enema, said, however, 'I bet they said he was dehydrated,' adding that that was the justification whenever an enema was used as a coercive technique, as it had been on several detainees.