For a great alternate illustrative interpretation, check out Ralph Steadman's version.

Fer cryin' out loud, American Samoa votes in presidential elections, serve in the National Guard, and hold US passports. They're US CITIZENS and American Samoa is US SOIL!! Why do you have to go thru customs and DHS bullshit if you're travelling from one part of the US to another. Isn't there something constitutional about freedom of travel and commerce? This smacks of a Soviet-era "show me your papers" mentality. Do I need to start carrying my passport when I drive from Arizona to New Mexico?

The kid says "I'm gonna call my Mom" like it's a threat. Yeah, doofus. Call your mom and tell her you were skateboarding where you shouldn't have been, and when a cop asked you to leave, you ignored him. And now, no matter how many times you call him "dude", he just won't go away and leave Mommy's precious snowflake alone.

The Starbuck's probably is not from an on-base cafe. I don't recall ever seeing a store on any of the bases I've been on, although I do think that Dunkin' Donuts has franchises on some military bases. You can definitely buy Starbuck's beans at the commissary, though. Interestingly, that means the interrogators would have to grind & brew the coffee themselves before serving it up to the detainees.

@ #11 - I heard an interview with a former detainee where he talked about the guards and prisoners challenging each other as to who could turn a styrofoam cup inside out without breaking it. Maybe more such little interactions foster a degree of Stockholm syndrome. I wonder if that can flow both directions, btw?

Sweet - it's like a tiny Herkimer Battle Jitney!