Why did U.S. intelligence agents embrace the use of torture in the war on terrorism when the scientific consensus is that it doesn't yield useful information? Tabitha M. Powledge reviews coverage of the newly released report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and concludes that one reason for their illogical enthusiasm may be television: "The idea that torture is effective is deeply ingrained, surely at least in part because pop culture fictions tell us so."
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