"The rough burlap hood had been on his head for almost two days. Shwe Aung had been a prisoner for three days. It began shortly after dark, and darkness falls quickly in the jungle. Suddenly they came upon him, hiding in the swamp, along with snakes and centipedes longer than his foot. His hands were shoved roughly behind his back and tied with rope. They struck him on the top of his head, on the bottom of his feet, over and over, until they tired...