What Do We Know about Interrogational Torture?

@article{Hassner2019WhatDW,
  title={What Do We Know about Interrogational Torture?},
  author={Ron E. Hassner},
  journal={International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence},
  year={2019},
  volume={33},
  pages={4 - 42}
}
  • Ron E. Hassner
  • Published 2 January 2020
  • Political Science
  • International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
“I have spoken as recently as 24 hours ago with people at the highest level of intelligence and I asked them the question ‘Does it work? Does torture work?’ And the answer was, ‘Yes, absolutely.’”1... 
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