So, we know who was in favour of it

Fifth Degree, Second Thoughts

"The best way to get information from a detainee? Rapport, personal trust and . . . manipulation."

So it appears that the people in America who are in favour of torture aren't the trained professionals but the politicians. I'm not surprised. It would seem that some of the attitude behind the pro-torture voice is that of retribution and revenge, neither of which really have a place in intelligence-gathering (without bringing in the 'ethics' debate)...

Thanks to Mark Shea for the link.

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