Jay Rockefeller said "It's torture. And the great majority of the interrogation community believes that's not the best way to get actionable intelligence in the first place." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 11, 2009

It's torture. And the great majority of the interrogation community believes that's not the best way to get actionable intelligence in the first place.

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Jay Rockefeller

Democratic · West Virginia

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Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller criticizes waterboarding as ineffective and harmful to national security.

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