Why torture doesn't work

This is an interesting blog.  I think I saw it in pecunium 's journal. 

It talks about how torture is basically a very bad way of getting information out of detainees.  Standard quasi-torture and torture techniques designed to "break down" subjects tend to distort or destroy any useful information they might have.  Instead, it's akin to brainwashing and it leads the subjects to tell interrogators what they want to hear as opposed to actual facts.  

Instead, the author advocates using rapport-building techniques to get the subjects to talk.  Building rapport is tricky and takes a lot of both skill and time.  However, if rapport is built, the subject is much more likely to reveal useful information. 

It's an interesting set of arguments to use against the sort of person who has no moral qualms about torture.