On Apr 23, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Chris Doss wrote:
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> Now that I think about it a second, I think you seem to be assuming
> that the person being tortured is just some guy who may or may not
> know the information being sought and so will just make up
> information to get the torture to stop. That is not always the case.
> If you capture Erwin Rommel, you can be pretty sure that he knows a
> lot about specific German battle plans and you can probably confirm
> whatever he divulges with relative accuracy.
When the Gestapo captured Erwin Rommel they were well aware that he knew a lot about the plot to overthrow Hitler. They didn't even think about torturing him. They just gave him a pistol and told him what would happen to his family if he didn't do the right thing.
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos