Tortures

Architect of CIA’s ‘enhanced interrogation’ hopes Trump resists PC approach

When it comes to obtaining crucial information from masterminds of terrorist attacks, what should officials do when U.S. Army Field Manuals methods don’t work and American lives are at stake?

That's the question James E. Mitchell, psychologist and architect of the CIA’s controversial “enhanced interrogation” program, hopes the administration of incoming president Donald Trump takes on - and then opts for the less “politically correct” answer.

During the presidential campaign, Trump sanctioned torture, suggesting that he would bring back techniques like waterboarding and “much worse.” However, his pick to head the Department of Defense, Gen. James Mattis, is an opponent of harsh interrogation methods – preferring more humanitarian means such as building rapport.