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Originally Posted by f5fstop
May I ask who is stating that torture is unreliable? Is this knowledge from people who have tried, or from people who want others not to try? I have heard it works quite well, not that I would know from personal experience, but....
Now if you are saying that torturing someone in a "cell structure" is unreliable, I might agree since I know no one who is experienced with torturing people in this type of structure, and a cell structure does compartmentalize the information.
I agree with RYD....
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Here are a few ...
Senator John McCain,
http://mccain.senate.gov/press_offic...cle.cfm?id=128
Brigadier General David R. Irvine.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/28585/
Major (USAF) William D. Casebeer, Ph.D,
http://www.usafa.af.mil/jscope/JSCOPE03/Casebeer03.html
And many more researchers and experts than I can quote here.
A quick Google search on "torture reliable" will produce more articles on the uncertainty of information gained through torture than the "reliability" of that information.
Here's an excellent discussion of the reliability and efficacity of torture by the Center for Defense Information
http://www.cdi.org/program/document....&programID=39&
Also, here's a good interview with quotes from researchers, government leaders and FBI officials on torture and what alternatives are more effective
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/milit...ure_12-02.html