People often wonder why totalitarian governments tend to use torture to investigate crimes and to gather intelligence from prisoners of war; and many wonder why the US has followed that same path in conducting the "war on terror".

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Poll question:

Why do you think the United States has turned to the systematic use of torture in the "war on terrorism", in violation of the Geneva Convention?

Answer: Because torturing suspects yields:

Authors Bio:
Born: Spokane, Washington
Highest degree: PhD Linguistics, University of Hawaii
Profession: Associate Professor Emeritus, Linguistics Department, Ohio University
Research interests: Malayo-Polynesian linguistics, with particular emphasis on the Rejang language of Sumatra, Indonesia
Teaching interests: Literature and Linguistics