Torture Doesn't Work and Here's Why

Extreme pain and stress can actually impair a person's ability to tell the truth.

While we wait for Dick Cheney, the Pentagon, or the CIA to release evidence that "enhanced interrogation techniques" produced useful, truthful intelligence that could not be obtained without torture, neuroscientists are weighing in on how likely torture is to elicit such information—and they are not impressed. Full Story »

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by Ben Ross - Oct. 4, 2009

This article is whitewashing the issue of torture...Don't scientist and reporters believe in law enforcement? The only important neurochemical study concerning torture is the sick minds of executioners and their media apologist .

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by Xenia Pineda - Sep. 29, 2009

I thought this was a great written article. The writer did not just present facts but revealed more on how to understand them. She also presented a lot of research to make this article seem factual.

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by Randy Morrow - Sep. 28, 2009
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by Morgan Doherty - Sep. 28, 2009

Yes. I believe this story to be quite interesting in the sense that it calls attention to an issue and provides controversial evidence that we as a country have been going about trying to solve it wrong. It forces the governemnt to take accountability--all the while proving that those in charge are not always correct. I find it to be groundbreaking and bold because it uncovers a serious issue and delves deeper to see who is at fault. As well, they provide scientific evidence that ... More »

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