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Matthew Alexander

A former senior military interrogator in Iraq. His latest book is Kill or Capture: How a Special Operations Task Force Took Down a Notorious Al Qaeda Terrorist. He is a Fellow at UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations.

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Former Military Interrogator Matthew Alexander: Despite GOP Claims, “Immoral” Torture “Slowed Down” Effort to Find Osama bin Laden

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US Interrogator in Iraq Says Torture Policy Has Led to Deaths of Thousands of American Soldiers

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