>Does this mean we can finally put to rest the old canard "torture does not work."?
>
>http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/08/did_they_work.asp
>http://oceanaris.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/obama-vs-cheney-round-two/

Torture does work.
It increases terrorist threat almost exponentially. It is a form of terrorisam in itself and also great inspiration and motivation
for more terrorisam. For those who aspire these goals, it is actually very productive.

Now amount of usefull information extracted this way, it is hard to determine;
If you waterboard enough some Afganistany Taxi driver, he will admit not only plotting several new attacks on US/EU soil, but also masterminding and carrying out personally JFK assasination in Dallas !! (You just have to ask right questions!)
Two more waterboardings, and he might as well reveal who really gunned down Abraham Lincoln. (Boot was just a patsy! {g})
Now these are indeed 'valid intelligence leads' to follow.