(Reuters) - A central figure in the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the debate over harsh interrogation methods was held in secret CIA detention, then sent back to Pakistan and now believed to have returned to the battlefield.MORE>>>

 

"But did harsh interrogation practices really make Ghul give up the critical information which helped lead U.S. commandos to bin Laden? Some officials familiar with still-classified records of Ghul's sojourn as a CIA prisoner said the case is far from proven.

For months, investigators for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, have been poring through millions of pages of reports generated by the CIA's secret detention and interrogation program.

Earlier this week, Feinstein told Reuters about a CIA detainee who "did provide useful and accurate intelligence." But she added: "This was acquired before the CIA used their enhanced interrogation techniques against the detainee." Three U.S. officials said Feinstein was referring to Ghul."  -Reuters

 

"For years, the whereabouts and activities of Ghul were shrouded in such mystery that in 2006, Rep. John Carter and other members of Congress read a list of alleged terrorists considered out of commission into the Congressional Record. Among them, he said, was Ghul, who was "no longer a threat to the United States."

Today, however, U.S. officials admit this statement is probably no longer accurate, and that the witness who provided some of the most important clues to bin Laden's whereabouts is back on the front lines, fighting for his dead leader's cause." - Reuters

 

 

[TLS]- So not only did torture not play a role in finding and killing pre-dead-UBL but the guy who gave this vital information was released. How do you release the man that gave you accurate information on the worlds most wanted terrorist saying he's not a threat? The man was obviously in Al-Qaida deep enough to know UBL's most trusted courier.  Its really hard to sift through their BS, its like you have to have two to three different reality's playing out in your head at the same time to analyse the news accurately.

 

Even if it comes out that torture did in fact play a role in the theatre that is UBL's assassination by "SEAL team 6" Trademark Disney, it's still immoral and illegal.  If it were legal than every other police department in the country would have their very own torture chamber just like the middle eastern dictatorships do... What sets us apart and makes us better is that we don't stoop to primitive levels and torture, or at least what use to set us apart. Torture is NOT effective and is really only good for getting confessions as the people being tortured will say anything to make the pain stop. This is why its used in most country's, they don't really care if they got the right person they just want a confession. Look at what they're doing RIGHT NOW in Syria, google Syria Torture, look at the news stories that come up. Torture is a police states tool of intimidation and propaganda not a tool of fighting crime or "terror".