Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay: two names that have become synonymous
in many people's minds with torture and abuse of human rights by
American interrogators. When Barack Obama entered the White House in
January 2009, he set out to erase the stain such practices have left
on America's image. The High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group
established later that year has as one of its stated aims to
interrogate without brute force and to employ "scientifically proven"
techniques - though without saying what these might be.
It seems like a noble goal, but on closer inspection it raises a host
of questions. Can science validate interrogation techniques - and if
so, how? What is the effect on the human mind of coercive
interrogation that stops short of physical torture? And, crucially,
are there any interrogation techniques that can be shown to be both
effective and humane?
<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527501.400-beyond-torture-the-future-of-interrogation.html>Link
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