ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs bˈɑːɹ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ æz ˈeɪ "lˈɪvɪŋ hˈɛl", ænd nˈoʊɾᵻd: "sˌʌm ʌv maɪ kˈɑːliːɡz ɪnðə pɹˈɪzən lˈɔst ðɛɹ sˈaɪt, sˌʌm lˈɔst ðɛɹ lˈɪmz ænd ˈʌðɚz ˈɛndᵻd ˌʌp mˈɛntəli dɪstˈɜːbd.
After his release Barre described Guantanamo as a "living hell", and noted: "Some of my colleagues in the prison lost their sight, some lost their limbs and others ended up mentally disturbed.