Inside the CIA’s black site torture room
How useful (if at all) are these torture techniques in extracting useful information though? I would have to guess little, if any, at all. It&#x27;s well documented in the media that Guatanamo Bay prisoners would routinely mislead the interrogators on the whereabouts of Bin Laden and send them off on wild goose chases and waste their resources.<p>During World War 2, Hanns Scharff, a &quot;Master Interrogator&quot; was so good at getting information out of prisoners that he became a legend. His methods were so effective at extracting useful, accurate info that the US also (allegedly) ended up adopting them.<p>Hanns Scharff&#x27;s techniques did not involve any kind of duress or torture. Instead, he befriended the prisoners and used kindness and empathy.<p>&gt; Hanns had another secret weapon – kindness. He would befriend them, bring them food, and take them on walks in the surrounding woods. Sometimes, he’d even take them to the local zoo. One POW was even allowed to test drive a plane. None tried to escape.<p>&gt; His method, now called the Scharff Technique, was made up of four strategies:<p>&gt; (1) befriend the prisoner,<p>&gt; (2) let them talk but don’t press them for information,<p>&gt; (3) pretend to know everything, and<p>&gt; (4) use confirmation&#x2F;discontinuation.<p>Source: Hanns Scharff – Nazi Germany’s POW “Master Interrogator” Who Used Kindness Not Brutality =&gt;  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.warhistoryonline.com&#x2F;world-war-ii&#x2F;hanns-scharff-nazi-germanys-master-interrogator-used-kindness-not_brutality-x.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.warhistoryonline.com&#x2F;world-war-ii&#x2F;hanns-scharff-...</a><p>What happened to these techniques that the US allegedly adopted after WW2? Or would the Scharff Technique not be effective in this type of situation i.e. Radicalized individuals who have been brainwashed and conditioned to hate their captors ( &quot;infidels&quot;) so much that they wouldn&#x27;t let any American interrogator befriend them and put up a wall around their emotions ?