Former FBI Interrogator Jack Cloonan talks about interrigation and torture

[Czar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGdNhwFqhyU&feature=user
Former FBI Interrogator Jack Cloonan explains that regular interrogation tactics work well on even the worst terrorists, that there's no such thing as a "ticking timebomb" scenario, and that waterboarding has done much more harm than good.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biGRQY67VOA&feature=user
Former FBI Interrogator Jack Cloonan talks about the techniques he used while working in the elite Bin Laden unit.

 

[Rainsford]

I really wouldn't think we'd need an FBI agent to tell us that '24' is not a documentary. The guy makes some very interesting points, and it lends some credibility to the argument since he's a former FBI interrogator, but realistically, this has all been said before. Quite honestly, I'm not entirely sure why the idea that we need to waterboard prisoners is still such a popular concept, except maybe for reasons that have very little to do with ethical standards or national security.

 

[StageLeft]

Interesting he says no such thing as ticking timebomb. I am against torture and have said before it's an academic question with little relevance on reality in most situations. What would be done in a once-in-a-lifetime extreme scenario should not be used as a regular matter of course.

I really wouldn't think we'd need an FBI agent to tell us that '24' is not a documentary.

I think some people do need to hear it.