torturedreading

> Which is pretty much all you need to know about torture.

When torture or "EIT" is used for a source of intelligence, using that sole point of data as proof is fraught with peril. Dropping JDAMs on a building fingered solely by a detainee is sure to get random bystanders killed. Running a raid, similarly, might well be a trap.

However, when one corroborates this with other sources of data, it is a "valid" technique. When one uses a piece of intelligence from a detainee as a starting point and further validates the veracity of the claim, it is a "valid" starting point.

This isn't to say whether or not this path counts as moral, just that the "torture doesn't work because lies" is itself dishonest.