What is most striking is the discovery of niggling little rules, outlined in CIA manuals and co-opted by the government’s legal executives. One would have thought that torture was the result of blunders or unintentional excesses committed on the spur of the moment.
最令人震惊的发现是CIA指导手册中规定的、政府的法律专员采纳的琐细规定。一般人以为刑讯是一时冲动所做的错事或无意的过激行为。然而事实正好相反，这些备忘录表明，刑讯是一种细致设计的策略。