'Traitor Psychology' Getting Expanded Role in DoD 'Deception-Detection' Training

Assessing the "psychology of traitors" is among the numerous areas of expertise that the Pentagon's Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) unit hopes to instill in its investigators and polygraph examiners. CIFA is soliciting private-sector help in jointly developing advanced training in this and other areas in the so-called "science of the psycho physiological detection of deception (PDD)," according to a planning document that The Peacock Report (TPR) recently located.

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Poppycock:

Polygraphers need new/old techniques to validate their methods.  During the 30s and 40s the Fascists developed many such.  Just hook electrodes to sensitive parts of a victim’s body and apply current until told what you want to hear.  “Waterboarding” during this practice is beneficial because it provides a very good electrical ground.

Only then, when the consequences of telling the truth and being punished anyway are sufficient, all suspects will be recorded as liars.  This will greatly improve the detection of deception rate of polygraphy.  Because electrical energy is costly though, practitioners of polygraphy will need to charge far more for their beneficial services to our society.

See?  With our modern technology, we can do far better than the Spanish Inquisition.

Lloyd Ploense