


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manchurian_Candidate
"Because the Vietnamese considered him a "special prisoner" he was the target of intense indoctrination programs. His communist interrogators believed that because McCain came from a "royal family," he would, when finally released, return to the United States to some important military or government job."
http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmc … ncurin.htm