Sentence examples for interrogation proved from inspiring English sources

First, by forcing detainees to make unreliable statements, coercive interrogation proved to be a poor vehicle for intelligence gathering.

But when a crime story is constructed around the art of the interrogation -- and that interrogation proves less than artful -- 12 hours can be an eternity.

Even if it did, it would be wrong as policy, because it is immoral; but during the investigation former C.I.A. leaders said that the interrogations had proved very valuable and would withstand history's judgment.

Thus the American troops who found Saddam Hussein did not kill him but took him prisoner and will eventually deliver him for trial, hoping that something he says under interrogation may prove useful.

Mr. Cheney was referring specifically to the administration's surveillance and interrogation programs that have proved so controversial but that in his view were "absolutely essential" in preventing any terrorist attack on American soil after Sept. 11, 2001.

For two and a half years, the administration succeeded in its aims, running an illegal offshore interrogation center, which mutated into a torture prison when the detainees proved resistant to interrogation.

The Kurds turned him over to Americans for further interrogation, which is proving fruitful.

They found that it had produced little valuable intelligence, and pointed out that the CIA's own experience prior to 9/11 had shown that 'coercive interrogation' had 'historically proven to be ineffective' and would 'probably result in false answers'.

Does the interrogation raise any legal issues?

Daniel J. H. Greenwood Brooklyn, April 23 , 2009• To the Editor: "Interrogations' Effectiveness May Prove Elusive" (news analysis, April 23) claims that the value of harsh interrogation methods used by the Bush administration will be hard to determine.

At the same time, they concede that reforms Mr. Obama won and that they first opposed — notably electronic taping of police interrogations of homicide suspects — have proved a good idea.