“doing? Good to see you again." And finally, Carrie said to me one day, "Why don't you and McCain get a room or something?" And I said, "No.”
This quote highlights the futility and misinformation resulting from torture, linking to the documentary's theme of torture program and misinformation.
“So then, you know, when people that we're torturing give us this meaningless information, we bog down analysts for months trying to get through it.”
This contrasting approach by the FBI provides insight into successful intelligence gathering without torture, relating to espionage and non-coercive interrogation techniques.
“Does torture work? >> No. See, and that's the biggest thing. Even if you think, well, you know, these guys are really bad. They mean us harm. They're murderers. Mass murderers. Okay, fine.”
A direct and unequivocal statement that torture fails, foundational to debates on torture programs and media narratives around them.