Bombshell: ABC independently confirms success of CIA “torture” tactics

http://hotair.com/archives/2006/09/20/bombshell-abc-independently-confirms-success-of-cia-torture-tactics/ ^

[thehumanlynx]

Anti-”torture” absolutists like Sullivan adamantly deny that harsh tactics produce reliable information. It’s their way of avoiding the moral dilemma presented by a ticking time-bomb scenario. But they’ll have to face it now, because in four short minutes Brian Ross utterly explodes that particular article of quasi-religious faith as fantasy. Not only did they break Khaled Sheikh Mohammed; not only was the information he gave them valuable; not only did it save lives; but Ross’s sources include people within the CIA who are opposed to the practices.

The best part, though? Learning that Ramzi Binalshibh cried like a three-year-old girl.

Hard decision time for St. John of Tucson. Choose carefully, Senator.

[thehumanlynx]

This was on Oreilly. Over a dozen terrorist plots ended due to "torture" techniques. Watch the video. Human Rights Watch and the like scream that this stuff doesnt work. Interesting... How idiotic can they be to think that this amazingly useful information that saves Americans lives should be left in the minds of the pigs that hold it? They are idiotic. The video is great.

[Torie]

This is a big story if true. The conventional wisdom is that torture does not produce good intel.

[Mr. Brightside]

The best part, though? Learning that Ramzi Binalshibh cried like a three-year-old girl.

Kind of warms your heart, doesn't it?

[God luvs America]

let's see how the media buries this....it will only help the President...

[shankbear]

The wacko ACLU, AI, HRW bunches want it both ways. They say they want us safe and they are first to place blame when something happens. The other side is that they don't want us to use tested techniques on terrorists to extract valuable information. What a crock. Sounds just like John McCain. He's a McCaniac, McCaniac I know..........

[IncPen]

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[P-40]

The conventional wisdom is that torture does not produce good intel.

I hear that a lot...but can never get the person making the statement to give me a clear answer as to what they think torture is.

[TheLion]

McCain will say whatever it takes to get his mug on the next Sunday talkshow.

[petercooper]

bttt

[thehumanlynx]

He cried like a girl and I giggled like the school yard variety when I heard

[airborne]

O'Reilly: "Which one held out the longest?"

Ross : "Khaled Sheikh Mohammed."

O'Reilly: "How long did he resist?"

Ross: "About 2 and a half minutes."

[Cacique]

btt

[NeoCaveman]

Listening now.

I hope it goes into graphic detail about what was done to Kahled Sheikh Mohammed.

-not that i'm blood thirsty

[shankbear]

We call that a TV whore.

[thehumanlynx]

if you haven't seen the violent "torture" technique list you can see it here pay special attention to the brutal "attention grab" and worse still the "belly slap". OOUCH... those poor murdering terrorists with the pink bellies.. i feel so bad

[airborne]

Simple waterboarding.

Trust me, it's effective.

[Spktyr]

We're not using conventional torture. Conventional torture (without our pharmacopia) tends to result in the torturee telling the torturer whatever he thinks that person wants to know, whether it's true or not. That's always been the problem.

Chemical-assisted interrogation is far, far more reliable. The subject simply doesn't have the willpower to lie, and frightening them makes it even easier to get the info needed.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Ahhh...poor widdle bwave terrorist. They sure like to talk big, don't they...until we put the screws to them.

[NeoCaveman]

Sounds effective, but honestly when I hear torture I got my hopes up to high. You know things like removing toe nails etc.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

LOL!