Did torture help catch Osama Bin Laden?
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High-ranking Democrats deny that "harsh interrogation techniques" that some have deemed as torture helped in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.
The argument over interrogation techniques like so-called water boarding have been renewed after the death of Osama Bin Laden. Did the harsh interrogation techniques help catch Bin Laden? Scott Shane, national security reporter for The New York Times examines the evidence.
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