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On Torture

Jason Vest, "CIA Veterans Condemn Torture," National Journal, 19 November, profiles the disgust of old CIA hands with torture and its unproductive results. Much of the skepticism draws on the story told in Merle L. Pribbenow, "The Man in the Snow White Cell," Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 48, #1, 2004, a remarkable account of torture's failure to elicit useful information from a North Vietnamese spy. Thanks to Rick Perlstein for the tip.

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 12:27 AM | Comments (1) | Return

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