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Thiessen: US EITs were used to ‘elicit cooperation’ rather than gain intelligence

In light of all the back and forth that has taken place in the aftermath of the bin Laden termination, specifically the renewed debate on the effectiveness of aggressive interrogations, Bush-era administration official and counterterrorism expert Marc Thiessen explains in a great column in the Washington Post what the enhanced interrogation techniques used by US intelligence agencies were actuallyΒ designed to do (bolded emphasis added by me):.....   [Read More]

Holder DOJ reversal in the works on civilian trial for KSM and other 9-11 co-conspirators?

Fox News is among the multiple news outlets reporting that the US AG Eric Holder has reversed course and will announce later today his decision toΒ have confessed 9-11 terrorist mastermindΒ KSM and other hardcore 9-11Β Gitmo detainees triedΒ in front of a military commission rather than inΒ civilian courts:.....   [Read More]