Horrifyingly enough, extracting the truth isn't always the point of these interrogations. In conversations with my friends about this (when I can hold my compo

Horrifyingly enough, extracting the truth isn't always the point of these interrogations. In conversations with my friends about this (when I can hold my composure well enough), the main objective of "enhanced interrogation" is to terrify the target population into compliance, or failing that extract bloody satisfaction on the victim. Not like this is without precedent, Vlad the Impaler is named for his negotiation tactics, and the Roman Empire would on occasion react to a lawbreaker by murdering the city, crucifying the entire population. Modern Westerners (to our credit) don't have the stomach for such shocking brutality anymore, but I don't believe this vicious urge has completely gone away.