Mackey, Chris

Examines the interrogation methods and practices used against Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attack against America and reveals how they were able to elicit key intelligence information, some of the mistakes made, and abuses against prisoners.

Chris Mackey, a senior interrogator at Bagram Air Base and in Kandahar, along with five other interrogators, describes how soldiers specially trained in the art of interrogation went face-to-face with al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners. Discusses interrogation strategies, rewriting techniques, and tactics grounded in the Cold War.