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Physical Interrogation Techniques

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The author's descriptions of modern paramilitary torture did not surprise this reader. However, his need to pepper the descriptions with vulgarities and obscenities was rather disturbing. The book does demonstrate "rough and ready" techniques of torture but fails to capture the elegance of low-tech medieval solutions. The modern procedures may be effective, but a crudely built wooden foot squeezer operated by hand-made iron screws is far more ingenious and intellectually appealing than any of Krousher's 20th-century procedures.

Although a lot of the information is accurate, I got the distict impression that Richard enjoyed writing this book far more than was appropriate! 100 reasons why one oughta eat one's gun rather than be captured alive in some backwards 3rd world hellhole! NOT for the squeamish (or anyone else for that matter!).

This book is one of the most realistic ones I've ever seen. It's amazing the number of techniques explained in the book to extract informations or cause pain to somebody...The details are well described... You need a good health to finish reading this book without getting sick while reading the manners to torture someone...

this book is not really well researched. I have seen more effective interrogations where the interrogators used persuasion and sleep deprevation to elicit needed information. torture is a last resort and then the information is of dubious value. This book is ok for some sort of highschool rambo wannabe to dream thier little nightmares, but, a professional would not use the methods here to get good intel. this book is your basic excuse for causing pain needlessly. interrogation is a very tricky art and few get it down pat. If you are looking for a manual,, this is not it.

Limited in it's practical use, however, except to shock people who peruse your bookshelf. Unless, that is, one happens to live in certain African, Asian and Central/South American countries, or belongs to some para-military group. Presented in pseudo-technical style (like a PBS publication on how to cause extreme physical pain, except with some rather vulgar language in parts), you still cannot help but fail to take the book seriously. While the techniques certainly would be effective if put to practical use, it is hard to imagine one ever finding oneself in a position to do so (thankfully). Frankly, I was surprised to find this title sold through Amazon. It is certainly not for the faint of heart, and there were even sections which made my usually rigid stomach turn over.

I read this book from cover to cover. Picture yourself driving down the highway; you notice a huge accident happen about 20 cars in front of you. Traffic stops. Do you get out and try to help? Do you get out to look? How about when you drive by an accident that happened recently? Why do you look at it? Trying to see dead bodies? Decapitations? Gross, huh? But you just can't help looking!! This book is the same way.

It was incredibly difficult to put down. The ideas are sound. The whole thing makes sense; from the nakedness as a break-down technique to humble your target, to the passage about the eyeball. Don't ask - just read the book. You will certainly be grossed out. You will definately look at Physical interrogation (AKA "Torture") in whole new manner.... FEAR!!

This book was very detailed in its description of how to torture someone. Parts of it will make your stomach turn. I got the impression that it was written as sort of a military "how-to" book, with the author often making statements such as, "a commander needs to know [torture techniques]" etc, etc.

Alot of this information obviously was not accrued from actual experience so the validity is in question. I'm sure alot of the techniques are very painful, but I think better research should've been done. A taboo subject like this and "snuff films" is difficult to write about, but there is evidence out there. You just have to dig really hard and search in some dark places. Krousher didn't go to this level and I'm disappointed on the whole.

Limited in it's practical use, however, except to shock people who peruse your bookshelf. Unless, that is, one happens to live in certain African, Asian and Central/South American countries, or belongs to some para-military group. Presented in pseudo-technical style (like a PBS publication on how to cause extreme physical pain, except with some rather vulgar language in parts), you still cannot help but fail to take the book seriously. While the techniques certainly would be effective if put to practical use, it is hard to imagine one ever finding oneself in a position to do so (thankfully). Frankly, I was surprised to find this title sold through Amazon. It is certainly not for the faint of heart, and there were even sections which made my usually rigid stomach turn over.

The title of this book shouldn't be, "Physical Interrogation Techniques", it should be, "How to Inflict Needless Pain on Somebody". I'm pretty sure, without experiencing them, that the procedures in the book really do work, as far as inflicting pain. However, whether or not a person would give truthful information under duress is beyond me. Most of the actions described in the book are pretty much common sense (now that they're mentioned), nothing that would make one think to himself, "Wow, how did they think of that?" I think this book might even be found in the "novelty" row at the local "new world" bookstore...