enhanced interrogation
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9.2
- noun
- /ɪnˈhænst ˌɪnˈtɛrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Offensive
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tortura
- I was tasked to lead an investigation into a CIA program they started after 9/11, what they called enhanced interrogation.
- enhanced interrogation techniques
When will we stop torture, enhanced interrogation, spying, spending, regime change?
- When will we stop torture, enhanced interrogation, spying, spending, regime change?
Examples
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If you didn't wish to be subject to "enhanced interrogation techniques" yourself, why would you subject others to them?
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But the issue of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques is one which, according to the record, continues to divide them.
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The enhanced interrogation techniques were brutal, and, perhaps most importantly, they did not work.
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American officials have used enhanced interrogation techniques on a total of 28 detainees.
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In fact, the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" on Khalid Sheik Mohammed produced false and misleading information.
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According to our review, indications are that interrogations of detainees upon whom the enhanced interrogation techniques were used did produce unique intelligence that helped thwart attack plans, capture terrorists, and saved lives.
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On the Sunday talk shows, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and former Vice President Dick Cheney argued enhanced interrogation techniques played a major role in leading up to the raid on bin Laden’s compound.
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More than this, the enhanced interrogation of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and Abu Faraj al-Libi revealed the identity of Osama bin Laden's courier.
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The use of enhanced interrogation methods has been widely debated for their ethical implications.
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Government agencies employed enhanced interrogation techniques despite the controversy surrounding their effectiveness.
Synonyms
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7.1
Severe physical or mental pain one person causes another to get information
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5.9
Punishment that is very cruel or too harsh for the crime and not allowed by law
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6.4
Very hard questioning that tries to get information by pressure
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7.9
A harsh, long questioning that invades someone's privacy
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8.3
An act that causes someone great pain and suffering on purpose
Questioning someone for a long time to cause stress or force answers
How Harsh
- Offensive
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5.7
- Offensive
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9.2
- Formal
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner who knows 'enhanced' (more intense or improved) and 'interrogation' (formal questioning) can readily infer 'more intense questioning', so the basic compositional meaning is accessible. However, the phrase is often used as a euphemism for coercive or torturous methods, a pragmatic/political sense that is not directly derivable from the words and requires extra cultural knowledge, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Enhanced interrogation joins enhanced (made stronger) and interrogation (questioning), so it literally suggests stronger questioning. One popular use was as a polite name to hide very harsh methods, so today the phrase is often understood to mean 'torture'.