Matthew Alexander, Former Military Interrogator: Torture Slowed Down Effort to Find Osama bin Laden
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The death of Osama bin Laden has sparked a debate over whether torture of suspects held at places such as the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay helped track down and kill the Al Qaeda leader. Some claim the mission vindicated controversial Bush policies on harsh interrogation techniques. Democracy Now! interviews Matthew Alexander, a former senior military interrogator in Iraq. "I believe wholeheartedly [Bush-era] techniques slowed us down on the road toward Osama bin Laden and numerous other members of Al Qaeda," Alexander says. "I am convinced we would have found him a lot earlier had we not resorted to torture and abuse."
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Ron Paul 2012
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I learned about him from Ron Paul. We need more of sane specialists like you Mathew!!!
2 months ago 3
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Pseudonym? Can see his face.
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THESE GUYS ARE CLOWNS....what RE THEY DOING There?????
wow
get these clowns outa here man
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This must be the ultimate audacity. At a time when the thugs from the Bush era should be standing trial on treason charges, instead they're using the successful extra judicial murder of Bin Laden as a reason to justify another illegal activity: torture. The US has completely lost its moral compass; waterboarding, extraordinary rendition, GITMO, drone attacks. And they think they're hated for their freedoms? Puh-lease!
Cabronosidad 10 months ago 7
@Cabronosidad I have no idea what we have come to at times. And why are they are trying to rewrite history again. I'm amazed. These guys should be put on trial.
TheAerialbomb 10 months ago 4