This is a fascinating article about cracking an Iraqi terror cell. More broadly, however, I think it's relevant to the torture debate. To many in the debate the argument is simply, "We're America and we don't torture -- that's the difference between us and the terrorists."
But as this article seems to show, if there is no threat of torture or any kind of discomfort there is a reduced incentive to talk. And if the terrorists don't talk weapons and other terrorists go undiscovered and people die. I think some people would like to pretend that this is a black and white issue, but it's not nearly that simple.
But as this article seems to show, if there is no threat of torture or any kind of discomfort there is a reduced incentive to talk. And if the terrorists don't talk weapons and other terrorists go undiscovered and people die. I think some people would like to pretend that this is a black and white issue, but it's not nearly that simple.
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