The NYTimes skewers psychologists who designed torture

This is a pretty unbelievable read in the NYTimes about the two "contractor" psychologists who were hired to design the interrogation program.

They had never carried out a real interrogation, only mock sessions in the military training they had overseen. They had no relevant scholarship; their Ph.D. dissertations were on high blood pressure and family therapy. They had no language skills and no expertise on Al Qaeda.

But they had psychology credentials and an intimate knowledge of a brutal treatment regimen used decades ago by Chinese Communists. For an administration eager to get tough on those who had killed 3,000 Americans, that was enough.

But the real story is that the more this stuff "leaks" out, the more it looks like everyone's setting these guys up to take the fall for detainee treatment/torture. If you'll remember, the WaPo had a somewhat similar piece targeting these guys a couple weeks ago.

I think they're already under the bus. They're facing massive institutions (CIA, military, intelligence, Congress) trying to protect themselves, and these guys don't have the political firepower to defend.

So, if you're placing a bet, bet on these guys to take the fall.