bˈæsɑːɹdə wʌz ɐn ɪnfˈɔːɹmənt fɚðɪ ɪntˈɛɹəɡˌeɪɾɚz ɪn ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn sˈɛl, mək dˈɑːnəldz ˈæpəl pˈaɪz, tʃˈuːɪŋ təbˈækoʊ, ɐ tɹˈʌk mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ænd ˈʌðɚ "kˈʌmfɚt ˈaɪɾəmz".
Basardah was an informant for the interrogators in Guantanamo where he was rewarded with his own cell, McDonald's apple pies, chewing tobacco, a truck magazine and other "comfort items".