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This week on Utah NOW - Is torture in a time of war immoral if not illegal? The use of harsh interrogration techniques in the war on terror has forced this country to confront some difficult questions. Retired Brigadier General and Utahn, David Irvine will join us to explore the nature, the limits and the costs of torture.

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David R. Irvine

David R. Irvine is a lawyer in private practice. He enlisted as a private in the 96th Infantry Division in 1962. He was commissioned as a strategic intelligence officer in 1967, and held a faculty position with the Sixth Army Intelligence School for 18 years. Irvine taught courses in counterintelligence, prisoner of war interrogation, and military law for several hundred soldiers, marines, and airmen. He is a graduate of the Army War College, and retired in 2002 as a brigadier general. Since 2005, Brig. Gen. Irvine’s been involved with a distinguished group of about 50 retired admirals and generals who have worked to strengthen national security by renouncing the policies and practice of torture.

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