Tuesday, January 11, 2005

The GWOT and Interrogation

Much nonsense has abounded over the treatment of detainees, terrorists, or suspects. The best article to read is City Journal Winter 2005 How to Interrogate Terrorists by Heather Mac Donald:

"The need for rethinking interrogation doctrine in the war on terror will not go away, however. The Islamist enemy is unlike any the military has encountered in the past. If current wisdom on the rules of war prohibits making any distinction between a terrorist and a lawful combatant, then that orthodoxy needs to change."

If you aren't aware of the City Journal you should be as its free on the web and is very well done. As Bill Moyers says, “Even when I disagree with City Journal, I dare not ignore it.” See it here.

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