Be very afraid
posted by TheDon
I’m really afraid that when the current administration is told this:
The NYT fronts word that experts who are advising intelligence agencies say the interrogation techniques used since 2001 are outdated and inefficient. In a study commissioned by the Intelligence Science Board, the experts said the government has not taken the time to perfect interrogation techniques and is frequently relying on harsh tactics that are ineffective. Some are urging intelligence agencies to pick up new techniques from sources such as law enforcement and marketing. “We have a whole science literature on persuasion,” one of the experts said. “It’s mostly on how to get a person to buy a certain brand of toothpaste. But it certainly could be useful in improving interrogation.”
the only part they hear is “the interrogation techniques used since 2001 are outdated and inefficient”. And maybe toothpaste.
1 Comment.
Torture is exclusively for sadists, directly, as in your friendly, hands-on interrogator, or from a distance, as with George W. Bush, who comes daily when he receives the death and torture numbers.
When you torture, the information you get is what the torturee believes you want to hear, not the truth, or whatever else. Torture is for sadistic slugs who otherwise would not have a life or a pension.