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The "Achmed's-Ticking-Bomb" scenario is not relevant because we are using torture interrogations when there is no Ticking Bomb.

It is also irrelevant to the question of setting policy for the reason I noted earlier. If the situation is truly that dire, it doesn't matter whether or not it's legal -- you do it and you worry about the legalities later when the criminal charges are filed. That's the only way to insure that it doesn't become routine.

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If the situation is truly that dire, it doesn't matter whether or not it's legal -- you do it and you worry about the legalities later when the criminal charges are filed. That's the only way to insure that it doesn't become routine.

This bears repeating.