This article was originally posted on Ross Elder’s previous blog, The Elder Statesman Note: This series of articles is only intended to give the reader a basic understanding of interrogation, its techniques, and its place in operations. Interested parties seeking a thorough education are encouraged to attend a course on interrogation, available from a respected…

This article was originally posted on Ross Elder’s previous blog, The Elder Statesman.   “When was the last time you saw Bin Laden?”  The interrogator screams at the beaten and exhausted subject.  Experiencing the difficulty of trying to breath through his sobs and snot covered face; the subject just shakes his head in reply. As…