| ID | 074926 |
| Title Proper | Losing the moral compass |
| Other Title Information | torture and Guerre Revolutionnaire in the Algerian war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dimarco, Lou |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | One of the keys to success in the US war on terror and counterinsurgency, in Iraq and around the world, is the ability to use intelligence to effectively target the adversary. Obtaining useful intelligence is one of the most important challenges of counterinsurgency operations. This requirement has focused attention on the interrogation of combatants captured on the battlefield and in raids on safe-houses in third-party states.
Almost from the beginning of US counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, accusations have been made that US interrogation techniques have included torture. |
| `In' analytical Note | Parameters Vol. 36, No. 2; Summer 2006: p63-76 |
| Journal Source | Parameters Vol: 36 No 2 |
| Key Words | United States ; War on Terrorism ; Counterinsurgency ; Intelligence ; Interrogation Techniques ; Torture ; Algerian War |