Obama had said earlier that he didn't want to see prosecutions of CIA agents and interrogators who took part in waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics, so long as they acted within parameters spelled out by government superiors who held that such practices were legal at the time. picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

When police officer lies about interrogation in court the tables are suddenly turned. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

Wrenching video of a teenaged Omar Khadr who was accused of killing an American soldier with a grenade, under interrogation by a Canadian spy service agent at Guantanamo Bay was released early Tuesday on the Internet. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Waterboarding, according to the CIA - some of whose most senior officials are currently giving evidence before a congressional inquiry into the organisation's decision to deliberately destroy video recordings of two al-Qaida captives being subjected to the practice - is merely an "enhanced coercive interrogation technique". picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

They’ve got the info. You want the info. How does one get a person to give up the info, when said person simply doesn’t wanna? The following is a short guide on how to properly interrogate someone, without the use of car battery clamps or soul shattering water drips. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Sleep deprivation might be an acceptable interrogation technique as long as it was not excessive or severe, John Howard said today. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

This disturbing new Amnesty International video reenacts CIA stress-position torture techniques. Oh, wait. Did I say disturbing? I meant to say, "Hells yeah, do whutever it takes to git them terrists!"

Not safe for work or children. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday picked by xtratoz 9 months ago

The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

At least that is the claim stated in the CIA memos recently released by Obama. True? False? Sufficiently successful to warrant it? All good questions. Another good question is why are so few reporting this claim picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

One tough hombre you don't want to come across. picked by wannaseemyboomstick 2 years ago

"The nation must protect their identity 'as vigilantly as they protect our security,'" Obama said. However, Bush-era interrogation memos have been released (see here). picked by cb__ 8 months ago

There are "Law & Order" addicts everywhere who think they could get a perp to confess. picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture? Try firsthand experience. The author undergoes the controversial drowning technique, at the hands of men who once trained American soldiers to resist—not inflict—it. picked by misslesh 1 year ago

The issue is emerging as one of the toughest tests of Ms. Pelosi’s tenure, as she finds herself fending off accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans for criticizing the interrogation methods, even though she had known about them, and from liberal critics who say that she should have raised the alarm earlier if she knew what was transpiring. picked by muppet 7 months ago

What a role model we are to the world.

It notes specific "U.S. interrogation techniquies," which include "forced nudity, isolation, and sleep deprivation." The U.S. has repeatedly denied allegations by international groups that it tortures prisoners captured in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. However, U.S. officials have refused to comment on the Canadian list. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

During interrogation they confessed that the hollow human thigh bones were in great demand in monasteries and were used as blow-horns. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

They’re more Spanish Inquisition than KGB interrogation, but that makes little difference when all we care about is how sadistically sick they are. Enjoy. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

"Well, we started to connect the dots in order to protect the American people." Bush told ABC News White House correspondent Martha Raddatz. "And yes, I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved." picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

As the secrets about the CIA's interrogation techniques continue to come out, there's new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting an 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture. picked by Nateebiinature 7 months ago