... although we do appreciate that the FBI has learned that it can extract information by building a rapport with detainees rather than waterboarding them. According to the Washington Post, this apparently consisted of "flattering egos, attending to small requests and casting themselves as a friendly force in an otherwise adversarial climate." They even gave them food when they were hungry-- and Starbucks coffee (although we would argue this is another form of torture-- that sh** tastes burnt).
But as former rear admiral and judge advocate general John D. Hutson stated, "Once you torture someone, it is hard to un-torture them." If this was a true open court, would any of their testimony be admissable?
