Can't you just see Rumsfeld, et al, sitting around the conference table.
"Okay, this week we waxed 2 of the top twenty Abu motheroos and caught another two. Let's hook the two live ones up to a little versed for a few weeks, release the info one body at time on the decomposing ones, and guys, nothing gets out until Tom or Al starts whining about losing, okay?"
"After we dribble out the corpse info, we'll squeeze the secrets out of the ones we have plugged into the battery and use that to get a few more."
"If this weren't such serious work, I'd be inclined to think that playing this out is sort of fun."