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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Torture? It probably killed more Americans than 9/11

Torture? It probably killed more Americans than 9/11



A US major reveals the inside story of military interrogation in Iraq. By Patrick Cockburn, winner of the 2009 Orwell Prize for journalism

The use of torture by the US has proved so counter-productive that it may have led to the death of as many US soldiers as civilians killed in 9/11, says the leader of a crack US interrogation team in Iraq.

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2 comments:

Barnacle Bill said...

In my experience softly softly has caught me more monkeys than going in swinging with a baseball bat.

jailhouselawyer said...

BB: I agree. From my own experience of the police and prison officers, rough treatment would only make me resist more.