Comments on: Interrogators Speak Out: Did Torture ‘Work?’ http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/04/27/interrogators-speak-out-did-torture-work/ Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Willard Schulte http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/04/27/interrogators-speak-out-did-torture-work/#comment-134114 Willard Schulte Tue, 01 May 2012 17:05:25 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=18438#comment-134114 Thank you for your work to ensure a moral answer to immoral actions both from terrorists and our former CIA Chief of CIA Counter Intelligence, Jose A. Rodrigues! Thank you for your work to ensure a moral answer to immoral actions both from terrorists and our former CIA Chief of CIA Counter Intelligence, Jose A. Rodrigues!

]]> By: Sean O Nuallain PhD http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/04/27/interrogators-speak-out-did-torture-work/#comment-133559 Sean O Nuallain PhD Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:31:14 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=18438#comment-133559 The idea of restricting the definition of "torture" came, inevitably, from the Brits, who used CIA-inspired tactics against Irish Catholics in the 1970's to disastrous effect, including the increasingly likely blowback scenario of Gerry Adams as next Irish Prime minister; http://www.humanrights.ie/index.php/2011/11/30/death-torture-and-the-uks-inquiries-industry/ I believe that we increasingly sense that "shock and awe" was to become standard operating procedure in states acting against their citizens until the approach was checked by the military and financial disasters of the first decade of this century We now have a window of opportunity to reinstate decency The idea of restricting the definition of “torture” came, inevitably, from the Brits, who used CIA-inspired tactics against Irish Catholics in the 1970′s to disastrous effect, including the increasingly likely blowback scenario of Gerry Adams as next Irish Prime minister;

http://www.humanrights.ie/index.php/2011/11/30/death-torture-and-the-uks-inquiries-industry/

I believe that we increasingly sense that “shock and awe” was to become standard operating procedure in states acting against their citizens until the approach was checked by the military and financial disasters of the first decade of this century

We now have a window of opportunity to reinstate decency

]]> By: Bart Hawkins Kreps http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/04/27/interrogators-speak-out-did-torture-work/#comment-133485 Bart Hawkins Kreps Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:08:42 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=18438#comment-133485 Thanks for posting this succinct and well-argued piece by Clemente. Ordering the destruction of evidence of a crime (torture), or destroying evidence that may be directly relevant to a criminal proceeding, is normally considered "obstruction of justice", which should be rewarded by a jail term, not a juicy book contract. Thanks for posting this succinct and well-argued piece by Clemente.

Ordering the destruction of evidence of a crime (torture), or destroying evidence that may be directly relevant to a criminal proceeding, is normally considered “obstruction of justice”, which should be rewarded by a jail term, not a juicy book contract.

]]> By: Barbara Galvin http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/04/27/interrogators-speak-out-did-torture-work/#comment-132923 Barbara Galvin Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:11:43 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=18438#comment-132923 If anybody is interested in the history of torture-induced confessions, they should read about the witchcraft trials, in the early American colonies and in Europe. Many, many confessions of consorting with Satan, many, many people burned in Europe and hanged in America. Yes, torture works. To get victims to tell what the torturers want to hear. If anybody is interested in the history of torture-induced confessions, they should read about the witchcraft trials, in the early American colonies and in Europe. Many, many confessions of consorting with Satan, many, many people burned in Europe and hanged in America. Yes, torture works. To get victims to tell what the torturers want to hear.

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