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Save american lives. >> you employed stress techniques. a technique where the detainee would sit on the floor and raise his hands over his over his held. >> so he had to hold them up there forever and ever. >> it was to induce muscle fatigue. most people that work out do a lot more. >> reporter: you are saying this was going to gym. its a little different. >> we sit around and torture doesnt work. its been around for 5,000 years. most stuff doesnt working the way of the dodo like water beds and ...

Save american lives. >> you employed stress techniques. a technique where the detainee would sit on the floor and raise his hands over his over his held. >> so he had to hold them up there forever and ever. >> it was to induce muscle fatigue. most people that work out do a lot more. >> reporter: you are saying this was going to gym. its a little different. >> we sit around and torture doesnt work. its been around for 5,000 years. most stuff doesnt working the way of the dodo like water beds and ...

Save american lives. >> you employed stress techniques. a technique where the detainee would sit on the floor and raise his hands over his over his held. >> so he had to hold them up there forever and ever. >> it was to induce muscle fatigue. most people that work out do a lot more. >> reporter: you are saying this was going to gym. its a little different. >> we sit around and torture doesnt work. its been around for 5,000 years. most stuff doesnt working the way of the dodo like water beds and ...

Interrogation unit. he has a new book. leslie stall interrogated him. you also employed stress techniques. >> um-huh. there was technique where the detableee would sit on the floor and raise his hands over his head. >> in other words, he had to hold his hands up there forever and forever. >> forever and ever. i was thinking about this the other day. the objective was to induce muscle fatigue. most people who work out do a lot more fatiguing of the muscles. >> are you saying this was like going t...

Interrogation unit. he has a new book. leslie stall interrogated him. you also employed stress techniques. >> um-huh. there was technique where the detableee would sit on the floor and raise his hands over his head. >> in other words, he had to hold his hands up there forever and forever. >> forever and ever. i was thinking about this the other day. the objective was to induce muscle fatigue. most people who work out do a lot more fatiguing of the muscles. >> are you saying this was like going t...

Ksm was tougher, that he was evil. when you saw him, met him, you felt you were looking at pure -- >> the personification of evil. he is a very smart person. but he was looking at different ways of killing us and coming after us. >> sean: how long does it take to break somebody? i mean, the techniques are sleep depriivation, changing their diet -- >> there is conditioning techniques, initial sleep depriivation and white noise and dietary manipulation. corrective measures when you grab the person...

The invasion to the iraqis. >> bradley, he also says that he thinks that it was a mistake on two fronts. he says it was a mistake not to push the president to accept his own resignation after the abu ghraib scandal came to light. and he also says it was a mistake for him to write on a 2002 memorandum, approving the use of stress techniques, he wrote on this memo, i stand for eight to ten hours a day, why is standing limited to four hours? are you surprised that those are the things he looks back...