>Does anyone find his allegations credible? Despite the well-known fact that U.S. soldiers have indeed tortured Iraqui prisoners, I don't. He is simply too much in the spotlight to take any risks in this respect.

He might consider being deprived of a cigar for an hour or two as "torture".
Maybe someone dared to touch him and so feels "roughed up".

I would say, though, that if I was forced to wear the same full set of clothes for 3 days, someone might want to whack me away from them < s >