05-06-2011, 12:04 PM | #226 |
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From an article in The Washington Post titled "How a Detainee Became an Asset"...
"These scenes provide previously unpublicized details about the transformation of the man known to U.S. officials as KSM from an avowed and truculent enemy of the United States into what the CIA called its "preeminent source" on al-Qaeda. This reversal occurred after Mohammed was subjected to simulated drowning and prolonged sleep deprivation, among other harsh interrogation techniques. " "KSM, an accomplished resistor, provided only a few intelligence reports prior to the use of the waterboard, and analysis of that information revealed that much of it was outdated, inaccurate or incomplete," according to newly unclassified portions of a 2004 report by the CIA's then-inspector general released Monday by the Justice Department." Link to the entire artcle: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2009082804015
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Zero reasons prove nothing useful from torture. Torture only muddies the waters. Torture makes finding truth nearly impossible. It took almost ten years to finally filter out reality because some idiot used torture. Fine dinners do more to extract the truth. But that contradicts what a TV show called "24" taught our current flock of 'experts'. |
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05-06-2011, 10:59 PM | #228 |
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Yes. The bad actions of fanatics do not excuse anyone else's bad actions. Also, are you certain you wish to base your moral code by relating it to the actions of criminals?
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I won't change your mind and you won't change mine, so we will agree to disagree on this one. Hey, at least I give Obama props for getting the guy. That's something.
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And I have never watched 24.
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There is a wealth of evidence to suggest that torture is the least effective way of gathering information. The information gathered under toture is the minimum needed to stop the pain; the informant is not clear headed and therefore the information is prone to inaccuracy; prisoners who believe themselves beloved of God become more entrenched and unwilling.
'Enhanced interrogation' has been used in some instances, but the useful information gathered from prisoners has generally been through theuse of ordinary interrogation techniques. Added to that there are several prominent cases of individuals who have been subjected to normal interrogation techniques actually changing their minds and begun to work for their captors, against their former groups. Several such figures have become active in the fight against extremism within universities and the like, performing outreach with youths who are believed to be vulnerable to extremist propoganda. Now, there may be odd cases where information given up during waterboarding or sleep deprivation turns out to be genuine and useful. But there is no way to know whether they'd have given more information through ordinary techniques. There is good evidence however to suggest that clever interrogators get more and better information than brutal interrogators. So, whilst waterboarding may well get you a name, a long and well-crafted standard interrogation may well get you more. And has the added benefit of possibly breaking through the brainwashing and turning one of them. Then you really do have a useful informant. Quite aside from the moral dimension, it is the least effective way of information gathering.
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*coughs*Staal*coughs*
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05-09-2011, 08:29 AM | #234 |
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Wait...what? Bin Laden is dead? When the hell did this happen?
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The Sontarans got him.
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05-09-2011, 08:44 AM | #236 |
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The who?
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No, the Sontarans.
(sorry. Couldn't help that pun. They're a villain in Who)
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I can't resist puns. When I googled Sonatrans I saw it was a Dr Who thing...hence my "the who?"
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ahhhhh
You outpunned me. I feel I have shamed my nation.
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