Former CIA Middle Eastern specialist Reuel Gerecht suggests torture has existed throughout human history because it is effective during a Center for American Progress panel discussion.

Posted by Staff on August 3, 2005 |

Gerecht hypothesizes that all Western societies would use "rough tactics" if the situation warranted it. He goes on to suggest that the American people should decide which interrogation tactics are appropriate through the democratic process. (1:12)

 
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August 3, 2005
« During the 9/11 Public Discourse Project’s panel discussion on "Foreign Policy: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia," Ambassador Dennis Ross argues that the younger generation in Saudi Arabia, which takes up seventy five percent of the population, feels alienated and apathetic
Jonathan Marks, co-author of "Doctors and Interrogators at Guantanamo Bay," says if the U.S. government decides to endorse "rough stuff" as a method of interrogation of detainees, it must realize that some techniques are cruel and degrading, even if not classified as torture. »
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