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Nets. the north vietnamese forced him to give this interview in exchange for life-saving treatment. >> i'm treated well here. >> he was taken as a prisoner of war and tortured. >> he was beaten on a regular basis being hung by his arms from a ceiling, sock et cetera pulled out. >> when his father jack mccain was named commander of u.s. pacific forces, the vietnamese offered john mccain freedom. he refused. it would have broken pow brot toe colonel, release in order of capture. >> there was a correlation between my refusal to accept early release and my treatment. the treatment got very much wo...