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Does Torture Work? How Illegal Interrogations Hurt the U.S.

Some are arguing that intel obtained from detainees under torture led us to bin Laden. But Andrea Prasow says that had we stuck to lawful tactics, we might have found him even sooner.

Andrea J. Prasow
Andrea J. Prasow
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A detainee is escorted by guards in a facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base on March 30, 2010. (Photo: Brennan Linsley / AP Photo)
Andrea J. Prasow

Andrea J. Prasow

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