Patterico’s five part interview with a Psych Nurse at Gitmo, who goes by the nickname Stashiu, is a must read. The introduction and background is here. Links to the rest of the series can be found here.

Part Two: In this post, Stashiu talks about what the terrorists at Gitmo are really like, based upon his hours of speaking with them.

Part Three: This part deals with the hunger strike, the suicides, and the mental health of the detainees at Gitmo. Based on his experience with the detainees and their mental history, Stashiu opines that the recent suicides were an organized political act.

Part Four
: Treatment of the detainees. The nurse (“Stashiu”) discusses some of the brutality that detainees inflict on guards.

Part Five: Stashiu reacts to Big Media pieces about GTMO.

For the MSM’s predictable take on GITMO, click here.