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Simply incompatible with American principles

Posted on September 22, 2011 by kathiemm

“Torture is counterproductive to keeping America safe and it doesn’t matter if we do it or if we pass it off to another government. The result is the same. And morally, I believe, there is an even stronger argument. Torture is simply incompatible with American principles.” (Alexander, 2008)

The ticking time bomb scenario… Continue reading →

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Using brains instead of brutality

Posted on June 30, 2011 by kathiemm

In his book, How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq, Matthew Alexander, with John R. Bruning, describes his memories from his experience as interrogator in a prison in Iraq.How to Break a Terrorist book cover

So, how do you “break” a terrorist, i.e., get a prisoner to open up and give information under interrogation?

Alexander’s answer is in appealing to… Continue reading →

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