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Marine Major Sherwood F. Moran, the report's author, noted that despite the complexities and difficulties of dealing with an enemy from such a hostile and alien culture, some American interrogators consistently managed to extract useful information from prisoners. The successful interrogators all had one thing in common in the way they approached their subjects. They were nice to them.
Moran was writing in 1943, and he was describing his own, already legendary methods of interrogating Japanese prisoners of war. More than a half century later his report remains something of a cult classic for military interrogators. The Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Teams Association (MCITTA), a group of active-duty and retired Marine intelligence personnel, calls Moran's report one of the "timeless documents" in the field and says it has long been "a standard read" for insiders."
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Although it proved unsubstantiated, how sad that anyone would even consider that an appropriate interrogation technique could possibly include the desecration of another religion's sacred writings. Where was the outrage from those of us who read the Newsweek article? Why did it take a week of riots and deaths within the Muslim community before it became news in the United States? What a tragic example of what happens when cultures, religions, and politics collide in an atmosphere where all parties lack the patience and tolerance and skills necessary to engage in dialogue for peace.
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