For All The Debate About Interrogation, Little Research Exists

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From McClatchy:

WASHINGTON — The heated debate in recent weeks about harsh interrogation treatments at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere highlights what some scientists have been warning the U.S. for years: that almost no research exists to tell interrogators the best way to get information out of suspected terrorists.

Two years ago, the Intelligence Science Board told top intelligence officials, in a report that ran nearly 375 pages, that more behavioral research needs to be done into the art and science of interrogations. In a series of chapters, researchers raised questions and laid out a strategy that included stress experiments with highly trained military forces, research into behavior in foreign cultures and analyses of historical records from prisoners of war.

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My Comment: Is someone trying to angle themselves for some research grant money? If so, I am curious to know what the compensation will be for the test subjects.

Little research .... hmmmm .... I am sure the military has done extensive tests and research on how to break and obtain info from prisoners.