We picked up a major Taliban leader in Pakistan last week. The NYT describes him:
The commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is an Afghan described by American officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the American-led war in Afghanistan started more than eight years ago. He ranks second in influence only to Mullah Muhammad Omar, the Taliban’s founder and a close associate of Osama bin Laden before the Sept. 11 attacks.
Here’s an interesting question: Now that the Obama administration has tied the hands of American interrogators, what happens when we pick up a high-value individual?
Mullah Baradar has been in Pakistani custody for several days, with American and Pakistani intelligence officials both taking part in interrogations, according to the officials.
The Obama administration has been moralizing about the terrible techniques used by the Bush administration, but then they hand this guy over to the Pakistanis?
Exit question: If you were a prisoner, would you rather be interrogated by Bush’s CIA or Obama’s Pakistani intelligence officials?
