Army Col. Bruce Vargo, commander of the Joint Detention Group, Joint Task Force — Guantanamo, told the Arabic newspaper Al-Hayah that reports of torture at the prison facility were false.

  

Vargo explained that the false information was spread by terrorists and their sympathizers around the world.

“These people are trained to lie and they have the ability to make their voices heard whereas we have remained silent,” Vargo said.

Vargo said an Al Qaida manual called the Manchester Document teaches members of the terrorist group how to behave and what to say when captured.

“Claims that they have been tortured or that information is taken from them by force are some of these claims,” he said. “For some reason, we have failed to focus on this document in the media. We have not conveyed our voice and the information we have properly and the scales of the media tilted in their favor.”

The document also tells captured terrorists to commit suicide to prevent giving up information.

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