Intergalactic Summit

Weeks, typically. Often less than two. Sometimes a matter of days, and of course some sources are smart enough to sit down at the first interview and save everybody the hassle by spilling everything straight away. for an interrogation to take months plural or a whole year would be unheard-of.

Of course, it depends on how heavily indoctrinated and loyal the source is, but remember: sources aren't interrogated in a complete vacuum. They're isolated from one another, yes, but the 'gators and their teams know everything that's been gleaned from the other sources

building up a jigsaw puzzle of intelligence like that has two consequences: first you can draw your conclusions more rapidly as several pieces fall into place at once, and second you can trap your sources in lies and contradictions more often, speeding the process along.

You'd be amazed at how quick it can go in the right circumstances.

I'm not going to comment on the use of drugs and TCMCs, nor on the extent of my personal experience in this matter.



I wouldn't say I advocate torture, no. Certainly not of the kind some people here have suggested which involve "sending a message" or something like that. As I say, inflicting actual harm and degradation on your detainees is far-more-often-than-not detrimental to your intelligence-gathering efforts rather than constructive.

Shall we call the panic-inducing techniques I outlined above "enhanced interrogation" instead? While I certainly wouldn't want to be on the receiving end, I completely understand their rationale and accept that they are sometimes a practical necessity.