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This is very useful, George, although a bit amusing (or scarey depending on one's viewpoint) to think that successful polygraph practice rests (even from a polygrapher's point of  view)  on such easily manipulated nonsense.  I think it would be very easy using this information to put together a small streaming  video that would demonstrate (eliminating unnecessary jargon  and nomenclature) how  an examinee  could practice  and perfect  the   performance of  these breathing  manipulations in the absence of an  available polygraph.  I think the necessary instructional tape would be no longer than 5 minutes in length and would allow for successful performance by almost  anyone.    The added and unsaid  benefit/bonus of these manipulations is the unintended/unpracticed but  yet useful impact of the respiratory manipulations on the  electrodermal (sweating)  channel.    I can think of no more ready way to end this QUACKERY  than to demonstrate  to all how easily it (CQT polygraphy) can be manipulated in a manner that is undetectable and that would be readily scored (according to polygraph-community scoring rules) by  the unsuspecting polygraph examiner.

TheNoLieGuy4U

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Inasmuch as you appear to be the site-resident pro-polygraph person (polygrapher?) for the month perhaps you  might like to comment on  the aforementioned quoted material.  Specifically, do you believe as I do that for all practical purposes the jig is up, it's time to close up shop, and time for every  CQT polygrapher to change his/her ways or to seek meaningful employment?  If not (oh shucks...and I thought you might admit to such on a message board…yeah, right….), would you deny that the aforementioned considerations as described and related conversation(s) occurred at DoDPI and that the concern attributed to a former DoDPI employee was so expressed?  I will admit that I  do not have first-hand knowledge of such, but in view of other recent contact I have had with concerned polygraphers, I find the aforementioned quite conceivable.  Furthermore if you question the gist of this material, I suppose you would have no objection to me putting a video together premised on my stated opinion of such and  demonstrating to all the world how easy it is to successfully manipulate this channel of  information and that practicing doing so  can be accomplished very  easily, with little to no financial expense incurred and done so reliably in the absence of  a polygraph  and in the comfort of one's own home?  Such video would also discuss the outcome of  all this, i.e., as CQT polygraphy  becomes  even more of a bungle in the  jungle (largely  because more people recognize it to be so) than it  already is, you (collectively), should you decide to continue this rather embarrassing con, are left with little option but to randomly and wildly  accuse some high proportion of every examinee of using  countermeasures.  As we follow the strategy of this continuing game, we realize then  that every examinee should (independent of  whether he/she chooses to employ  countermeasures and  regardless of  his/her perceived level of proficiency and performance) expect to be accused of  countermeasure use and should equally well be prepared to deny to the grave any such use.