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Bush officials have long argued that they turned to coercive interrogations in 2002 only after captured al-Qaida suspects wouldn't talk, but the report shows the administration set the wheels in motion soon after 9/11. The Bush White House began planning for torture in December 2001, set up a program to develop the interrogation techniques by the next month, and the military and the CIA began training interrogators in coercive practices in early 2002 ...
they had any high-value al-Qaida suspects or any trouble eliciting information from detainees.
Originally posted by jd140
Ok so what you are saying is that they had a plan in motion in the event they caught someone who would not cooperate.
Can you really fault them for planning ahead?
Originally posted by TheAssociate
I'm going to play devil's advocate. I've been thinking about the whole 'torture' issue a lot. If the suspects are combative and uncooperative, what are they supposed to do? Take them out for a cup of coffee? Buy them some flowers and ask again, nicely? I understand that you can't get blood out of a turnip, but when the CIA knows that a suspect has valuable intel, but the suspect refuses to spill the beans, what recourse is left? Also, when our people are captured by an enemy, do you believe said enemy obeys the rules when questioning him? Two wrongs don't make a right, but why should there be a double standard? Flame away...
TA
If torture is the only interrogation technique you can think of then you have some reading to do
Originally posted by TheAssociate
reply to post by DraconianKing
My point is, if it's the only option left, why not try?
Originally posted by schrodingers dog
Originally posted by TheAssociate
reply to post by DraconianKing
My point is, if it's the only option left, why not try?
A. Because it's illegal under national and international law.
B. Because it is wrong.
C. Because it has been proven as an ineffective way to acquire legitimate information.
Originally posted by sos37
reply to post by schrodingers dog
And they got results with their methods, didn't they?
I say again, how many people do you know or love are alive today because of a tip gained by questionable means? We may never know.
I bet that line of thought just irks the crap out of those folks doesn't it?
B. Because it is wrong.