More evidence of Gitmo sleep deprivation

The U.S. military subjected a former driver for Osama bin Laden to a sleep-deprivation program in 2003, his defense lawyers said Monday, raising the latest allegations of a tactic criticized as inhumane.

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Guantanamo prisoner details sleep deprivation

A Guantanamo prisoner testified Thursday that U.S. troops made loud noises, kept the lights on in his cell, and frequently moved him around the prison to deprive him of sleep.

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The findings, published in the journal Paediatrics, add to earlier research that showed a link between regular sleep deprivation and obesity.

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In four years of researching and writing about Guantánamo, I have become used to uncovering shocking information, but for sheer cynicism, I am struggling to think of anything that compares to the revelations contained in the unclassified ruling in the habeas corpus petition of F …

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The CIA's harsh interrogation program likely damaged the brain functions of terror suspects, diminishing their ability to provide information, according to a new scientific paper.

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An Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa, who died in custody, faced torture that the UK forbade more than three decades ago. The torture included hooding, white sound and sleep deprivation that are termed "morally unjustifiable" under English law.

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When discussing sleep deprivation, the memos released last Thursday cite the work of Dr. James Horne in support of the claim that sleep deprivation for up to 180 hours is not torture. Dr. Horne responded to this use of his work.

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Late-night noise from spinning wind turbines on an outlying island of Taiwan may have killed 400 goats over the past three years by depriving them of sleep, an agricultural inspection official said on Thursday.

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Was it torture and if so should it be prosecuted?

There have been many discussions going on about the alleged torture committed by the United States during the "War on terror". Many argue that what has been done to the prisoners did not constitute torture, because there were no lasting effects.

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Numerous conservative media figures have downplayed, mocked, and jeered the notion that the use on detainees of harsh interrogation techniques authorized by the recently released Justice Department memos constitutes torture.

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Every night without adequate rest is like adding to a sleep debt—eventually it will have to be repaid. Even after one sleepless night, we can feel the first effects of sleep deprivation—irritability, memory loss, and drowsiness.

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Sleep deprivation may be used. You have indicated that your purpose in using this technique is to reduce the individual's ability to think on his feet and, through the discomfort associated with lack of sleep, to motivate him to cooperate.

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Scientists discover one of the possible reasons that weight gain is associated with sleep-deprivation---a disruption in two hormones that tell the body when it is hungry or full.

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The Effects of Sleep Deprivation

As many as 60 million people every year report they are not getting sufficient sleep. In a report sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, 65% reported sleeping only 6.5 hours per night.3 The recommended amount of sleep for adults is at least 8 hours.

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AFTER inflicting months of sleep deprivation on their parents, young children often switch course and begin what could be called a thought-deprivation campaign.

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Loss of sleep, even for a few short hours during the night, can prompt one's immune system to turn against healthy tissue and organs.

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People who are sleep-deprived often report getting a "second wind" where they suddenly wake up and feel great — though they are still too fatigued to do any major problem-solving. A group of researchers have discovered there's a good reason for this.

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A Texas car dealership has settled a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who killed himself after dropping out of a contest in which participants tried to keep their hand on a vehicle the longest.

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A U.S. military judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can use a disputed interrogation to support their case against a former driver for Osama bin Laden in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.

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A military judge penalized U.S. prosecutors Tuesday by blocking their use of a May 2003 interrogation as they finished presenting evidence in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.

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Sleep deprivation…the bane of many a nighttime battle. You get up at five in the morning. The kids are off to school, you're off to work. Your meeting runs late and you're not home until 6. The children need dinner; time to clean up those plates.

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That morning coffee is just the thing to get the brain in gear and the body moving. But it turns out that just the aroma of coffee also gets some of our genes up and at 'em. That's according to research in the June 25th issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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Rise and shine. Morning exercise is good for sleepless nights in postmenopausal women. Exercise could help set circadian rhythms, or the body's internal clock, which in turn regulates sleep-inducing hormones such as melatonin.

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At Jason Keith's last job, he discovered a colleague sound asleep at work -- head back, mouth open, snoring loudly -- while his co-workers laughed and snapped photos with their cell phone cameras. Sleepy employees cost companies in productivity and health care.

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Physicians for Human Rights alleges finding evidence of U.S. torture and war crimes and accuses U.S.

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