"outmoded, amateurish and unreliable"
Well, there it was again this morning - right there at the top of the New York Times front page - yet another story that captures, in blazing metaphor, the underlying truth of America's six-year sleepwalk through the wilderness...
Interrogation Methods Are Criticized
WASHINGTON, May 29 — As the Bush administration completes secret new rules governing interrogations, a group of experts advising the intelligence agencies are arguing that the harsh techniques used since the 2001 terrorist attacks are outmoded, amateurish and unreliable.
The psychologists and other specialists, commissioned by the Intelligence Science Board, make the case that more than five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration has yet to create an elite corps of interrogators trained to glean secrets from terrorism suspects.
While billions are spent each year to upgrade satellites and other high-tech spy machinery, the experts say, interrogation methods — possibly the most important source of information on groups like Al Qaeda — are a hodgepodge that date from the 1950s, or are modeled on old Soviet practices...
...The science board critique comes as ethical concerns about harsh interrogations are being voiced by current and former government officials. The top commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus sent a letter to troops this month warning that “expedient methods” using force violated American values.
Outmoded. Dated from the fifties. Amateurish (Heck of a job, Brownie. Worse, this.). Violating American values (1, 2, 3...). Unreliable (A, B, C...). Yes indeed, key words for understanding the actual essence of Bush "leadership."
The Story keeps being revealed like this within dozens and dozens of smaller stories. For anyone who cares to pay attention, it's all tumbling out...
