This kind of research should not be done without proper ethical oversight. These are very, very tricky issues.

The worry is if you humanize them too much you cross certain boundaries. But I don't think this research comes even close to that.

It's certainly disappointing that we're back to where we were. But it's not a disaster.

Let's not have a charade about oversight.

It's not that journals need to be more careful. Institutions need to be set up so that we don't produce this problem.

Meaningful oversight must include proper scrutiny of all U.S. detention facilities, whether those facilities are located on U.S. or foreign soil.