Gitmo Interrogations Key to Killing Bin Laden

Detainee Interrogations: Key to Killing Osama bin Laden

Posted By Cully Stimson, The Heritage Foundation On May 2, 2011 @ 1:46 pm

Even though it has been several years since any new detainees have been transferred to Guantanamo Bay, the intelligence extracted from them is still proving its worth-in major and surprising ways.

Buried in the flood of information on the extraordinary operation to locate and kill Osama bin Laden is the critical role of strategic interrogations of detainees, including those at Guantanamo. According to a number of published reports, Gitmo detainees provided key pieces of information that ultimately lead to the location and death of Osama bin Laden.