On Aug 3, 2009, at 5:35 PM, Patrick Coskren wrote:

> That's not what room 101 was.  If I remember the details, Room 101 was
> where they put Smith, who had a horrible rat phobia, in a tiny cage
> with starving rats.  The proper analogy is when US interrogators put
> Abu Zabaydah, who had a horrible insect phobia in a tiny cage with
> biting insects.
>
> The analogy you're looking for is the telescreen.
>
> The book's worth a read.
>
> -Patrick

It's only been 35 years since I last read it.

I might have to revisit it.

=c=

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