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To no one’s surprise, U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Republicans have their own version of whether “enhanced interrogation techniques” made America safer in the wake of 9\/11.<\/p>\n

They say the tactics saved lives and protected the country against further harm.<\/p>\n

The GOP senators say the tactics were necessary to gather intelligence that led eventually to the killing of Osama bin Laden.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2014\/12\/gop-senators-defend-cia-alternate-report-113434.html<\/p>\n

Intelligence panel Democrats are standing by their assertion — correctly, in my view — that American intelligence officials and military leaders could have obtained all of that information and<\/em> protected Americans without subjecting terror suspects to torture.<\/p>\n

So there it is: yet another political schism has erupted on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

As Politico reports: “The GOP report decried the (Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne) Feinstein study, arguing that it contained ‘faulty analysis, serious inaccuracies, and misrepresentations of fact’ to create a series of false conclusions about the counterterrorism program\u2019s effectiveness and the CIA\u2019s interactions with Congress and the White House.”<\/p>\n

So, the other side has responded with what it contends is accurate analysis and objective examination of the facts. Is that what they’re saying?<\/p>\n

I’ve noted already that this discussion is going to turn into a liar’s contest over time. One side is going to accuse the other of deceit. It’ll go back and forth.<\/p>\n

I’ll just stick to my assertion that “enhanced interrogation” can — and should — include tactics that do not include\u00a0the physical torturing of\u00a0enemy captives. I’d even\u00a0allow for sleep deprivation\u00a0that would include\u00a0round-the-clock badgering of\u00a0detainees\u00a0as a way to make ’em squeal.<\/p>\n

Still, the debate rages on.<\/p>\n\n

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