Torture and Interrogation

A US Army interrogator writes to Jerry Pournelle about utilitarian arguments against torture (“nonsense on stilts… the only good argument against torture is moral and ethical.” and tells of his experience with the subject during his time in the Army’s Interrogator Basic Course.  To read, click through, then scroll down to the letter that begins:

Dear Jerry,

Though there have been a trio of letters on the efficacy of torture, would you bear with me and possibly post this? I believe I have something of an insight here. …