I agree with Barbie and everyone else here. This is f**king ridic.

(following was posted at Dr. Jack Wheeler’s excellent web site TO THE POINT NEWS)

…. an interrogation method far more effective than torture, or the threat of it, that is foolproof, immediate, and humane. It works the first time, every time, with everybody — no exceptions. Yet it is harmless, completely reversible, with no aftereffects.

First, a little background in brain chemistry. Your brain synthesizes, or manufactures, natural brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, which are necessary for the proper functioning of various activities. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers which transmit the appropriate signals through brain circuits for thinking, feeling, and motor action. One such neurotransmitter is called serotonin. Serotonin is an “inhibitory” neurotransmitter, and its constant presence is absolutely required for a normal and non-psychotic state of mind.

Neurotransmitters are synthesized in the cell bodies of the neurons in the brain from specific nutrients in one’s diet. Norepinephrine, for example, responsible for alertness and mental energy, is synthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine and a number of additional co-factors. Caffeine works by stimulating the release and prolonging the activity of norepinephrine.

The neurotransmitter serotonin is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan. Without tryptophan, the brain cannot make serotonin. This mechanism applies not only to the human brain, but to the brain of every species in the animal kingdom, from dogs to rats to elephants to birds.

There have been numerous experiments that demonstrate the effects of a tryptophan-free diet on brain function in humans. Within about four hours, brain serotonin levels drop like a rock. Lacking the inhibitory regulation of serotonin, the brain becomes incapable of modulation. The individual possessor of such a brain rapidly becomes angry, depressed, and impulsive — incapable of controlling his emotions.

The last thing a captured terrorist, intent on withholding information and resistant to interrogation, wants is to be uncontrollably impulsive. Such an individual would be putty in the hands of a skilled interrogator.

The means of converting a terrorist into putty is TFM Interrogation, using tryptophan-free meals (TFMs). Not protein-free meals. Meals engineered to have only tryptophan excluded, and all other essential amino acids present. Protein is, of course, a package or assemblage of various combinations of amino acids.

With a protein-free meal, blood amino levels will drop, causing the liver and other organs to start extracting aminos from blood albumin, then from muscle, then from organ tissue. Such amino extraction will include tryptophan. In other words, deprived of dietary protein, the body will cannibalize itself in order to supply the brain with tryptophan and other vital aminos.

But a meal engineered to provide all necessary aminos except tryptophan exclusively will not cause such cannibalization. The liver has no capacity to notice the lack of one single amino such as tryptophan, just the overall lack of entire assemblies of aminos, or protein.

A TFM is a semi-synthetic meal replacement, prepared in the form of a porridge, for example. It can contain plenty of real starch, plenty of real fat, plenty of real sugar or honey — plenty of real chocolate if desired. What it cannot contain is any complex protein at all. Instead, it must contain about 30 grams of a synthetic mixture of all essential aminos in crystalline form — specifically excluding tryptophan. Further, such a mixture should contain the same ratio of aminos as milk or meat, but with an extra amount of the aminos phenylalanine and tyrosine, which will both block any tryptophan extracted from the body reaching the brain, and increase the subject’s levels of anxiety and anger.

Three such TFMs should be given to the subject over 12 hours, with the subject not having anything to eat prior to the first TFM for several hours. After four hours, the subject will become agitated, depressed, angry, and impulsive. He obviously must be heavily guarded and possibly restrained. Over the next eight to twelve hours, his symptoms will increase, becoming suicidal. Subjected to a TFM diet over a period of several days, he will become fully psychotic.

After a round of interrogation during a TFM period, the subject should then receive a normal meal with complex protein — or simply the TFM with one or two grams of crystalline tryptophan added (it’s tasteless so he won’t notice any difference). He will calm down and feel pleasant. Then a “good cop” interrogator can step in and soothe him. Next meal time, it’s back to the TFM, and back the subject goes into uncontrollable impulsiveness. The subject will quickly develop a real fear of the “bad cop” interrogator who interrogates him during the TFM periods.

There are no side or after-effects of TFM Interrogation. It is completely reversible immediately within an hour or less after one regular non-TFM meal. TFM Interrogation can be performed in the field, at Gitmo, anywhere. Red Cross observers or even Pat Leahy could be present. They could even analyze the subject’s blood — for whatever they test for, they wouldn’t think of testing for a lack of tryptophan. And even if they did, what would be the complaint? Malnutrition? Malnutrition that lasts for less than 24 hours?

TFM Interrogation is an ultimate form of interrogation – soon to be utilized by the Pentagon to protect America from the bad guys.

PS – the above is clear evidence, to me, that the USA does not use torture. The “Torture Meme” is a product of the propaganda factory, and is then cleverly turned on it’s head by military psyops … allowing the meme to do it’s work in the minds and hearts of our enemies. The military IS NOT going to detail how they extract information. But they’re big enough to allow the meme to roll like a virus throughout the world of our enemies (which includes Berkley, Pelosi, et al interalia) terrifying them … which is really really funny to have their own meme infecting them with fear they intended to broadcast outward consuming them.

If you have TFI, what need have you to do all the sweaty hard work of beatings, wire whips, fingernails and water boarding? You don’t … ineffective and time consuming and hard on our troops. Ergo – we use TFI and then use the Left’s meme on them.

Why would one terrorist think another’s was wrong. I imagine good cop used Koran talk and said if he told allah he was sorry, and told them the truth, used the allah will kill you if you lie, and allah and we will release you if you tell the truth. I’m sure it’s all on audio/vidio.

Further, I’m sure the mask wearing was not because our men were afraid, but to intimidate and keep the prisoner confused and worried, just as they wear hoods in this own country when they chop reporters heads off.

Iwho inspite of his own terrorism, pretends he’s stunned. Guy probably told him
if he cooperated he’d be released. I’ve no doubt it’s on audio/vidio tape.

DOH!!!

Gee-zuz Key-ristmas!!! Are these “journalists” and their editors that stupid or do think that we are?!?! How ridiculous!?!?

Interragator to bad guy .. “Alright, darn it. We know your responsible for being naughty. Tell us what happened.”

Bad guy .. “I’ll tell ya’ if you get me 4 chocolate chip cookies and 8 peanut butter ones. Make the peanut butter ones with chocolate chip, too. They’re delightful! For a bag of black licorice, I’ll give ya’ everything!”.

You’ve GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnS49c9KZw8