Hanns Scharf would disagree. "Scharff was opposed to physically abusing prisoners to obtain information. Learning on the job, Scharff instead relied upon the L

Hanns Scharf would disagree. "Scharff was opposed to physically abusing prisoners to obtain information. Learning on the job, Scharff instead relied upon the Luftwaffe's approved list of techniques, which mostly involved making the interrogator seem as if he is his prisoner's greatest advocate while in captivity." And this guy was successful as well. "Scharff's approach has been admiringly cited by top US interrogators, such as Ali Soufan"