Hicup
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Re: CIA Confirms: Waterboarding 9/11 Mastermind Led to Info that Aborted 9/11-Style A
I've read your links, I've read them before and it doesn't change anything. We have solid proof that EIT works, we do not have solid proof that any other methods are better..
Tim-
No, it doesn't have to be shown to be poor. It merely has to be shown that it doesn't produce results that are better than other methods. Quite a big difference between "poor" and "not better than."
It would be more accurate to paraphrase what I have been saying as, "There's not been a reason to believe that EITs are worth the trouble when compared to other methods."
First, let me point out that this is a type of argument from ignorance. And my level knowledge, ( or lack thereof ), about the ins and outs of interrogating detainees doesn't provide any support for the idea that EITs are better than other methods. Even if I had no answer, it would not mean that EITs are better than other methods nor would it mean that they are not.
Now that that is out of the way.
Trickery is a common technique that comes up in the literature.
I have provided some links in this thread once or twice to some informative literature. I can provide them again if you like.
Again, the concern isn't about what the detainees--it's about the info we gain from them and the resources necessary to acquire it.
I've read your links, I've read them before and it doesn't change anything. We have solid proof that EIT works, we do not have solid proof that any other methods are better..
Tim-