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As I explained at the time, the cumulative effect of Hashim's statements was that it was "impossible not to conclude that [his] story was, if not the testimony of a fantasist, then a shrewd attempt to avoid brutal interrogations by providing his interrogators with whatever he thought they wanted to hear".
Although he added, "Even if I'm here 20 years, I am going to give the same story; I'm not lying and these things exist," it's impossible not to conclude that Hashim's story was, if not the testimony of a fantasist, then a shrewd attempt to avoid brutal interrogations by providing his interrogators with whatever he thought they wanted to hear.
Mr. Kleinman said he envisioned a new intelligence agency or subagency devoted solely to interrogation — sponsoring research, conducting training and building a team of sophisticated interrogators with linguistic and psychological skills.
During his interrogation, he confessed to his role in the embassy bombings and provided interrogators with the name of the man who sold him the explosives.
He confronted his interrogators with a fiery idealism.
He has at times captivated interrogators with what amount to master classes in the practice of contemporary terrorism.
Mr. Lindh provided the interrogators with whatever information he had that might assist them in the war effort.
There's even a cameo appearance by an insurgent chief, Donald Rumsfeld, who mystifies his interrogators with runic comments about "known unknowns".
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