Later on in the article-- "Such intelligence was significant but *not blockbuster material*. Frustrated, the Bush administration ratcheted up the pressure -- for the first time approving the use of increasingly harsh interrogations, including waterboarding. "
-Lance On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Jarrad Reiner <[email protected]> wrote: > From the Article... > "Some U.S. officials remain steadfast in their conclusion that Abu Zubaida > possessed, and gave up, plenty of useful information about al-Qaeda. " > > Among them, John > Kiriakou,<http://patterico.com/2007/12/11/more-proof-that-waterboarding-works-from-a-former-cia-agent-who-says-it-may-be-torture/> > former > CIA agent who Led the Team that captured Zubaida and later interrogated him. > > Jarrad > > > > On Mar 30, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Lance McCulley wrote: > > When CIA officials subjected their first high-value captive, Abu Zubaida, >> to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods, they were convinced >> that they had in their custody an al-Qaeda leader who knew details of >> operations yet to be unleashed, and they were facing increasing pressure >> from the White House to get those secrets out of him. >> >> The methods succeeded in breaking him, and the stories he told of al-Qaeda >> terrorism plots sent CIA officers around the globe chasing leads. >> >> In the end, though, not a single significant plot was foiled as a result >> of Abu Zubaida's tortured confessions, according to former senior government >> officials who closely followed the interrogations. Nearly all of the leads >> attained through the harsh measures quickly evaporated, while most of the >> useful information from Abu Zubaida -- chiefly names of al-Qaeda members and >> associates -- was obtained before waterboarding was introduced, they said. >> > -- > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/28/AR2009032802066_pf.html > > -Lance > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Politically Opinionated Outspoken People Expounding Religion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pooper?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
