I have seen a number of items theorizing that the specific forms of abuse in the prison have pushed a particularly sensitive psychological button in the Arab world. These are two examples:
Charles Krauthammer.
The Guardian.
It goes without saying that this "button" is probably precisely why this form of abuse was selected to soften up the prisoners. The following two pictures punch to the very core of what terrifies Arabs who believe women should be subservient, or property.
It is interesting that this woman apparently was not stationed here, but was sneaking in to visit a boyfriend. She really was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Freudian War (includes prison pictures)
