Thomas C. Schelling on why international terrorism is so rare
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Judge Richard Posner on judging civil liberties challenges to national security laws
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Ex-CIA Directors: Interrogations Saved Lives – WSJ
11 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
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The program was invaluable in three critical ways:
• It led to the capture of senior al Qaeda operatives, thereby removing them from the battlefield.
• It led to the disruption of terrorist plots and prevented mass casualty attacks, saving American and Allied lives.
• It added enormously to what we knew about al Qaeda as an organization and therefore informed our approaches on how best to attack, thwart and degrade it.
Former Head Of CIA ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ Program Defends Its Use | Business Insider
10 Dec 2014 1 Comment
in laws of war, war and peace Tags: terrorism, war against terror
Writing in The Washington Post, Rodriguez justified the enhanced interrogation techniques used by the CIA through three points:
1) The program was built against the backdrop of the September 11 terrorist attacks and other security threats;
2) The program effectively produced actionable intelligence that saved American lives;
3) The program was judged legal by the Justice Department.
via Former Head Of CIA ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ Program Defends Its Use | Business Insider.
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