As a starter for some reading, http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2009/0420/p99s01-duts.html http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/20

As a starter for some reading, http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2009/0420/p99s01-duts.html http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2009/0420/... I have no doubt that if torture had led to significant success stories, someone would have either announced it or leaked it to get some points for the pro-torture side. "They communicated this to agency higher-ups in Washington, who nonetheless insisted on the use of the practice, and asked to watch it take place." I don't know what's more fucked up; to order torture, or to ask to watch.