Comments on: Interrogating a Terrorist http://www.ipatrix.com/2813/interrogating-a-terrorist/ Crossing Borders Crossing Cultures Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2813/interrogating-a-terrorist/#comment-16273 Patrix Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:23:35 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=2813#comment-16273 <strong>Chris</strong>, these guys who are not afraid to die will be afraid of the thought of torture? In fact they are taught to and expect harsh interrogation techniques. These guys are brought up on hate but in fact when the other psychological game of befriending them to extract information is used, they roll over much easily. The ticking time bomb scenario is a convenient argument to justify torture but there is no proof of it having worked in any scenario. Chris, these guys who are not afraid to die will be afraid of the thought of torture? In fact they are taught to and expect harsh interrogation techniques. These guys are brought up on hate but in fact when the other psychological game of befriending them to extract information is used, they roll over much easily. The ticking time bomb scenario is a convenient argument to justify torture but there is no proof of it having worked in any scenario.

]]> By: Chris Wysockihttp://www.ipatrix.com/2813/interrogating-a-terrorist/#comment-16271 Chris Wysocki Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:08:53 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=2813#comment-16271 When we have the gift of time the leisurely, get inside his head approach is of course the best interrogation method. It enables us to extract the most information which we can use in the long run. However, we do not always have the luxury of time. Harsh interrogation need not even be truly harsh, if the subject believes that worse things will happen if he does not comply with what we request. Again it's a psychological drama, played out to get us maximum advantage. Oftentimes the threat of torture is worse than actual torture. When we have the gift of time the leisurely, get inside his head approach is of course the best interrogation method. It enables us to extract the most information which we can use in the long run.

However, we do not always have the luxury of time. Harsh interrogation need not even be truly harsh, if the subject believes that worse things will happen if he does not comply with what we request. Again it’s a psychological drama, played out to get us maximum advantage. Oftentimes the threat of torture is worse than actual torture.

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2813/interrogating-a-terrorist/#comment-16270 Patrix Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:42:05 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=2813#comment-16270 <strong>Supremus</strong>, I hope you are not advocating treatment of criminals by the nature of their crimes, are you? I am saying we should interrogate them by methods that are most effective and not that those make us feel better or assuage our feelings of resentment. Read the link for the Gitmo interrogator. Supremus, I hope you are not advocating treatment of criminals by the nature of their crimes, are you? I am saying we should interrogate them by methods that are most effective and not that those make us feel better or assuage our feelings of resentment. Read the link for the Gitmo interrogator.

]]> By: Supremushttp://www.ipatrix.com/2813/interrogating-a-terrorist/#comment-16269 Supremus Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:11:41 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=2813#comment-16269 "None of which included treating him humanely and why should we?" -- I'm sure if the terrorist had killed "humanely", he would be treated as such too. I'm also sure that given the tough mental training these terrorists go through, any sort of humane treatment is not going to get results. “None of which included treating him humanely and why should we?” — I’m sure if the terrorist had killed “humanely”, he would be treated as such too. I’m also sure that given the tough mental training these terrorists go through, any sort of humane treatment is not going to get results.

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