" “I have sought further information from the staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and they confirm for me that, in fact, the best intelligence gained from a CIA detainee — information describing Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti’s real role in Al-Qaeda and his true relationship to Osama bin Laden — was obtained through standard, non-coercive means, not through any ‘enhanced interrogation technique.’
“In short, it was not torture or cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees that got us the major leads that ultimately enabled our intelligence community to find Osama bin Laden. I hope former Attorney General Mukasey will correct his misstatement. It’s important that he do so because we are again engaged in this important debate, with much at stake for America’s security and reputation. Each side should make its own case, but do so without making up its own facts." - McCain
Kudos to him for keeping this going and publicly asking the proper people to tell the truth instead of playing politics. Stuff like this is why I have always respected McCain.
Not only did we not get information that helped us get Bin Laden from torture/waterboarding, the search for Bin Laden was HAMPERED by false information obtained through waterboarding.
