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Jay Rockefeller: It's torture. And the great majority of the interrogation community believes that's not the best way to get actionable…

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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Rockefeller criticizes waterboarding as ineffective and harmful to national security.

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