David Shuster talks to former military investigator Matthew Alexander about why the techniques the Bush administration used do not work. Alexander noted that all torture did was prove to be a recruiting tool for al Qaeda and harden prisoners' resolve not to cooperate with interrogators. As I said if Joe Scarborough wants to have an honest debate on this subject he should be talking to people like Matthew Alexander or Jonathan Turley.
By Heather
— April 17, 2009