These people are tough beyond my understanding, and their code was to give 'em anything they wanted. Resist as long as you can, and then give them whatever they want.
And then start over. Make 'em force it out of you all over again.
Frankly, even though I may disagree with the political views of some of them, I don't feel qualified to shine any of their shoes. I'm afraid if I were tortured I'd confess to crimes as yet uncommitted, as apparently did this guy. After a while I'm sure I'd tell you anything you wanted to hear, anything to which you'd listen.
Torture does not provide reliable information, and it's only excuse is the "ticking bomb". Otherwise civilized nations have rejected it as degrading to the torturer, among other things.
It's no crime to be tortured. However, those who advocate torture beyond the "ticking bomb" scenario, a very, very rare one, are certainly not to be admired or respected. Or trusted. And in my experience are the weakest of individuals. I'll repeat, those who talk the toughest, those who advocate cruelty beyond the "ticking bomb", are the weakest of people themselves.
I'm not saying this guy isn't guilty of heinous crimes. I'm sure, absolutely positive he is. Oughta be shot. I'm saying that torturing him harms the torturer more than the tortured, and doesn't provide reliable information.
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Examples of how the toughest of Americans respond to torture.
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- From your CIA and DoD: "Military: Suspected 9/11 mastermind confessed"
- I also helped Oswald shoot JFK, if anyone's interested... (n/t)
- Oops! Nabbed and tortured the wrong Mohammed
- A question on torture...
- He killed 3,000+ people on 9/11.
- After three years of torture he finally signed at the dotted line as requested. (n/t)
- Whereas you, of course, know that it was all an 'inside job'