At times Abu Zubaydah was described as hysterical and distressed to the level that he was unable to effectively communicate. Waterboarding sessions resulted in immediate fluid intake and involuntary leg, chest and arm spasms and hysterical pleas. In at least one waterboarding session, Abu Zubaydah became completely unresponsive, with bubbles rising through his open, full mouth. According to CIA records, Abu Zubaydah remained unresponsive until medical intervention, when he regained consciousness and expelled copious amounts of liquid. articles.latimes/2009/apr/30/opinion/oe-margulies30: Abu Zubaydahs mental grasp is slipping away. Today, he suffers blinding headaches and has permanent brain damage. He has an excruciating sensitivity to sounds, hearing what others do not. The slightest noise drives him nearly insane. In the last two years alone, he has experienced about 200 seizures. But physical pain is a passing thing. The enduring torment is the taunting reminder that darkness encroaches. Already, he cannot picture his mothers face or recall his fathers name. Gradually, his past, like his future, eludes him.
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