Enhanced interrogation in secret prisons work!
“Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Current and former U.S. officials say that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provided the nom de guerre of one of bin Laden’s most trusted aides. The CIA got similar information from Mohammed’s successor, Abu Faraj al-Libi. Both were subjected to harsh interrogation tactics inside CIA prisons in Poland and Romania.
The news is sure to reignite debate over whether the now-closed interrogation and detention program was successful. Former president George W. Bush authorized the CIA to use the harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history. President Barack Obama closed the prison system.
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People of good faith on both sides can disagree on the efficacy and morality of harsh tactics. I do hope, however, that we can dispense with one nonsensical anti-EIT talking point: That they don’t work. They do. Just ask Osama bin Laden.”
The ACLU is gonna be mad, and that’s always a good thing for the rest of us!
The author of the article considers the debate about the effectiveness of waterboarding still undecided.
I, on the other hand, think there should be a waterboarding ride at Six Flags over Gitmo.
On both statements, You can't be serious! I'm sure there were much harsher interrogation tactics used in various wars which the US fought. The press just didn't see the need to expose the details of those or they just have short memories.
Speaking of short memories, Obama may have campaigned on shutting down those prisons and ending rendition, but I think there is evidence that that is not the case. The press just doesn't see the need to expose the details of that now that Obama is running the program.
Obama demonizes Bush then takes credit for the successes derived from the Bush policies. The media stands and cheers and his supporters eat it up.