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Intel obtaibed at the torture extreme is simply not reliable. Besides a few anecdotes, how many torture debriefings have you read and then cross checked? Unle
by tiahura 5y ago
Intel obtaibed at the torture extreme is simply not reliable.
Besides a few anecdotes, how many torture debriefings have you read and then cross checked?
Unless you’re in the industry, how could you possibly think you have an informed opinion on methods of intelligence gathering?
- l33t2328 5y agoWell, there was a long report about it that came to that conclusion, so
- formerly_proven 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panetta_Review https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panetta_Review https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Intelligence_Committee_report_on_CIA_torture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Intelligence_Committee_...
- chiefalchemist 5y agoYou call Torture an industry? Like what, tech manufacturing? That's disturbing. While the myth about Tprture's (lack of) effectiveness persists? The idea that being an "industry" insider is necessary to understand Human Psychology 101 is also misinformation. These ideas come from the NSA, CIA, etc. It doesn't mean they're true. It doesn't mean we have to buy them.
- worik 5y ago> You call Torture an industry? Like what, tech manufacturing? That's disturbing. In rouge states it is. Just saying....
- boomboomsubban 5y agoSadly, torture is an industry. Much like so many other aspects of our intelligence agencies, the job is often done by third party contractors. The most famous is Mitchell Jessen and Associates, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Elmer_Mitchell#Work_as_a_CIA_contractor_on_interrogation_practices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Elmer_Mitchell#Work_as_a... , but it's not the only one. Margot Williams published articles about an airline company used to send people to black sites across the world.