So while the world sings praises to the death of arguably the most evil man since Hitler, a silent yet crucial bit of information is being thrown around as gospel and as is custom in far to many American circles the “truth” as it’s been portrayed is not necessarily “The Truth”.
The question then is, did torture lead to the capture of Osama Bin Laden? The answer, No. No it did not.
Interrogation? Yes. Boots on the ground, nose to the grindstone information gathering? Yes.
What’s being reported:
“Enhanced interrogation techniques lead to Osama Bin Laden’s capture”
“Torture Lead us to Osama Bin Laden”
“Water boarding led us to Osama Bin Laden”
The Truth:
TORTURE DID NOT LEAD US TO OSAMA BIN LADEN.
Don’t take my word for it, ask Donald Rumsfeld. Donald, "The United States Department of Defense did not do waterboarding for interrogation purposes to anyone. It is true that some information that came from normal interrogation approaches at Guantanamo did lead to information that was beneficial in this instance. But it was not harsh treatment and it was not waterboarding."
There you have it, contrary to what’s being spew about on the news and in certain circles.
So to be clear torture didn’t do it. A question worth asking though, “if it did, would you be ok with it?”
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/05/the-republican-spin.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/05/03/obama_adviser_brennan_waterboarding_did_not_lead_to_osamas_location.html
The question then is, did torture lead to the capture of Osama Bin Laden? The answer, No. No it did not.
Interrogation? Yes. Boots on the ground, nose to the grindstone information gathering? Yes.
What’s being reported:
“Enhanced interrogation techniques lead to Osama Bin Laden’s capture”
“Torture Lead us to Osama Bin Laden”
“Water boarding led us to Osama Bin Laden”
The Truth:
TORTURE DID NOT LEAD US TO OSAMA BIN LADEN.
Don’t take my word for it, ask Donald Rumsfeld. Donald, "The United States Department of Defense did not do waterboarding for interrogation purposes to anyone. It is true that some information that came from normal interrogation approaches at Guantanamo did lead to information that was beneficial in this instance. But it was not harsh treatment and it was not waterboarding."
There you have it, contrary to what’s being spew about on the news and in certain circles.
So to be clear torture didn’t do it. A question worth asking though, “if it did, would you be ok with it?”
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/05/the-republican-spin.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/05/03/obama_adviser_brennan_waterboarding_did_not_lead_to_osamas_location.html
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