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THE HUNGER GAMES AT GUANTÁNAMO appropriate, but was concerned that Jennifer Aniston may be too scantily clad. “We were ready to give them their own DVD player just before they started covering cameras,” said Zak, the Muslim adviser. “We bought that shipment six months ago, nine months ago. We worked on it to get the money.” Bogdan, who took charge of Guantanamo’s detention facilities in June 2012, decided to crack down on some of the freedoms and HUFFINGTON 06.09.13 comforts of the communal cellblock, however. Detainees have told their lawyers that Bogdan directed guards to confiscate personal items, crank up the air conditioning to make the cells uncomfortably cold, and search Qurans for contraband. “I will bring this camp to how it was in the old times. I’ve got kids at home and I know how to deal with kids,” Bogdan reportedly said, according to a detainee. Bogdan has defended his actions, saying that guards had allowed some of the rules to slip in previous years and that he was simply enforcing official procedures. Guards use restraining chairs to hold detainees in place while they are forcefed dietary supplements.