Polygraph them all!

 

 

"Being polygraphed is a truly unpleasant experience. However, we still need to do it..."

First a bit of disclosure. I have been polygraphed. I have mentioned that before in  occasional articles. I was polygraphed at NSA, as it was a new requirement for anyone doing any kind of duty inside the "copper palace". All I remember about being polygraphed is this - it was a profoundly unpleasant experience. I hope to never go through it again.

That being said, I think it might be time to contact the FBI and get the machines out. We need to polygraph some people. Last night on O'Reilly, Bill brought up a very good point. On one hand, we have the intelligence professionals at the CIA saying 1) they did not torture, and 2) the information they obtained was actionable. This includes the three past directors of the agency, the current director and the past Vice President of the United States.

On the other hand, we have the Senate Democrats saying 1) we did torture and 2) we did not get actionable intelligence. The Senate Republicans who wrote the minority report, supposedly did not agree with that assessment. That is, all but Senator McCain.

Back to O'Reilly. Bill's contention is simple. We the people, are hearing the highest levels of our intelligence apparatus telling two completely different stories. Bill's words - "The folks are confused. Who are they to believe?" Bill has a good point. Who are we to believe? We can't look at the data behind the report to come up with our own conclusions, as it is classified. So it becomes the classic, "He said, she said" event.

That is why I believe we should polygraph them all. Anyone who refuses to be polygraphed will have their testimony discredited. As I have said before, I don't give a rat's behind if we tortured these creeps or not. We did not violate the Geneva Convention as the folks in Gitmo are stateless terrorists. On 9/11, they cruelly killed 3,000 of our innocent citizens for no reason what so ever. Many burned to death. Some jumped to their deaths. We have entered into a new type of warfare. Warfare which has become asymmetrical. This was not our choice.

What I say about this entire torture conversation is "put up or shut up". I really am tired of hearing about it. We have bigger fish to fry. For example, keeping ISIL from any more beheadings. As our former Vice President has said, "These are people we don't kiss on both cheeks and then ask them pretty please for information." No Mr. Vice President, you are right. These are people who deserve to get the same as they give.