Intell in a hot operations scenario such as the ambush incident described above is a different situation with different rules than academic or scientific information. When you are fighting for your own life and the lives of your friends, all bets are off, and you can make a lot of differnece with very little information if you know how to use it correctly.

This is not meant as a rationalization for torture. I am simply saying that extreme conditions bring out extreme measures and solutions.

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