Many of the torture techniques that were used on the detainees were obtained from a military outfit that was called Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape. In 2002 this group sent a memo to the Pentagon's chief lawyer that, among other things, said, "The error inherent in this line of thinking is the assumption that, through torture, the interrogator can extract reliable and accurate information. History and a consideration of human behavior would appear to refute this assumption."
In 2004 the Inspector General for the CIA found no proof that the techniques stopped any imminent attacks.
Were Bush, Cheney etal aware of these memos?
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