US military treatment of Iraqis: He describes a technique known as the “Palestinian chair,” rumored to have been taught to U.S. forces by Israeli interrogators.

"In 2007, he published the first of many public articles about the brutality with which he and other U.S. personnel treated Iraqis." "He writes about shoving detainees into walls and throwing chairs, seeing men naked in freezing temperatures and subjecting them to sleep deprivation. He sees detainees being struck by other interrogators. He describes a technique known as the “Palestinian chair,” rumored to have been taught to U.S. forces by Israeli interrogators. Fair describes the torture of one Iraqi detainee in the chair in excruciating detail. “His hands are tied to his ankles. The chair forces him to lean forward in a crouch, forcing all of his weight onto his thighs. … He is blindfolded. His head has collapsed into his chest. He wheezes and gasps for air. There is a pool of urine at his feet.” "