There was no suppression of the Guantanamo abuses in the US media. It was widely reported. I also wonder if you misremember. It's plausible that the person you

There was no suppression of the Guantanamo abuses in the US media. It was widely reported. I also wonder if you misremember. It's plausible that the person you described refused to believe that the abuses were systemic. It is implausible that a "very intelligent professional" would legitimately deny the abuses entirely. They were widely reported and well documented. Edit: Actually, you could have just been dealing with someone who actively chooses ignore this stuff. That is a sad possibility. It was still widely reported, though.