In Al-Saher v. INS, 268 F.3d 1143, (9th Cir.2001), the court granted the petition for review of an alien seeking to avoid deportation to Iraq under the Convention Against Torture. In concluding that the record supported the alien's claim that he would likely be tortured if returned, the court stated: torture techniques reported in country reports for Iraq in 1997 included branding, electric shocks administered to the genitals, and other areas, beating, burning with hot irons, suspension from rotating ceiling fans, dripping acid on the skin, rape, breaking limbs, denial of food and water, and threats to rape or otherwise harm relatives....Id., at 1147. The court expressed no ambiguity or uncertainty in referring to those receiving such treatment as "torture victims." Id. After reviewing the record, the court concluded that "if forced to return to Iraq, it is likely that Al-Saher would be tortured again." Id. at 1148.