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To: Lou Weed who wrote (131749)	5/6/2004 11:06:40 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 281500

I have no idea what the truth is in these particular circumstances, and I think that a thorough investigation is in order. I am addressing a theoretical question. If you would pay attention to all of the relevant qualifiers, you would find that what I said made sense, whether or not you agree........

To: Lou Weed who wrote (131749)	5/6/2004 11:10:09 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Here is a hypothetical for you: suppose that I had someone in custody who knew where an explosive device was planted in a shopping mall, and I did not have time to evacuate the mall? He will not cooperate. Would I be wrong to beat the information out of him, in order to locate the device in time to defuse it?

To: Lou Weed who wrote (131749)	5/6/2004 12:37:37 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Actually, the CIA's own documents suggest that infliction of physical pain as an interrogation tactic is not effective: The torture situation is a contest between the subject and his tormentor. Pain that is being inflicted upon the subject from outside himself may actually intensify his will to resist. On the other hand, pain that he feels he is inflicting upon himself is more likely to sap his resistance. For example, if he is required to maintain a rigid position such as standing at attention or sitting on a stool for long periods of time, the immediate source of discomfort is not the questioner but the subject himself. After a while, the subject is likely to exhaust his internal motivational strength. Intense pain is quite likely to produce false confessions, fabricated to avoid additional punishment. This results in a time-consuming delay while an investigation is conducted and the admissions are proven untrue. During this respite, the subject can pull himself together and may even use the time to devise a more complex confession that takes still longer to disprove. radio4all.org