December 16, 2003


and they expected...what?

An interesting note from CBS's website quoting a former CIA director, James Woolsey on the 'treatment' of Saddam.

He has greeted his initial interrogation with a mix of sarcasm and defiance, the officials said. Former CIA director James Woolsey was not optimistic that the deposed leader would become more forthcoming.

"I think we'll be lucky to get anything useful out of him," Woolsey told the CBS News Early Show, noting that Saddam could not be tortured or even subjected to some of the interrogation tricks used on al Qaeda suspects. "But even liars sometimes can point you in a useful direction by what they lie about and the way they lie, so we may learn some useful thing."

Which I guess by implication means we are torturing other suspects? Are you and I next on the list at DoJ? I hereby apply the Troll Prophylaxis, but c'mon, how low do we get, killing puppies and resorting to torture all in the name of the Chimp?

Can I designate my tax dollars to go directly to the E-3 with the spouse and two kids waiting at home for their return? No stops by the RNC or CheneyBurton first...
posted by Jo Fish on 12.16.03 at 11:49 PM





Comments:

They'll probable dope Saddam up ala Norirega...

 posted by: m on 12.17.03 at 02:19 AM [permalink]

They'll probable dope Saddam up ala Noriega...

 posted by: m on 12.17.03 at 02:19 AM [permalink]

They'll probable dope Saddam up ala Noriega...

 posted by: m on 12.17.03 at 02:19 AM [permalink]

They'll probably dope Saddam up ala Noriega...

 posted by: m on 12.17.03 at 02:19 AM [permalink]

In the interrogation of Saddam, will there be questions concerning U.S. officials' contacts with him and Iraq going back into Reagan's Administration and particularly Bush I's Administration, or will the interrogation policy be: "Don't ask, don't tell."?

Shag from Brookline

 posted by: on 12.17.03 at 07:29 AM [permalink]

The essence of a good interrogation is not simply disrupting life patterns but the ability to establish a give and take with the subject.

Having established that Saddam is going to be executed after a fair trail, the interrogators have nothing to offer for coooperation. If he was facing life in prison he could be offered improvements in conditions for information.

Saddam knows he is dead. He will offer us nothing. All of the death penalty rhetoric has eliminated any chance of a successful interrogation.

[BTW, I think Dr. Mylroie awarded herself a lower level in Hell for arguing that the US should support Saddam in the 1980's and felt that not taking Saddam out during the first Gulf War was a major error.]

 posted by: Bryan on 12.17.03 at 09:23 PM [permalink]


Post a Comment:

Name:


Email Address:


URL:


Comments:


Remember your info?
















usdemvet -at- hotmail.com
or
usndemvet -at- usdemvet.com (coming soon)






All the original material © 2002-2003 Jo Fish
steal what you want, all I ask is an attribution of some sort
Thanks