Oh wait, he said we don't do that in Cuba, er, at least as of last January, er, well, you decide.

The restraints are used only in transit, he said, "where bad things happen," citing the case of Al Qaeda fighters who recently killed the Pakistani guards who were moving them.

Those wearing masks were suspected of having tuberculosis, Rumsfeld said. As for the earmuffs, some defense officials have voiced concern about communication between the prisoners giving rise to a revolt.

"Let there be no doubt," a visibly perturbed Rumsfeld said. "The treatment of the detainees in Guantanamo Bay is proper, it's humane, it's appropriate and it is fully consistent with international conventions.

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