I was listening to some news program on the ol’ podcast format the other day, and they were talking about sleep deprivation as an interrogation technique. The commentators were discussing the public opinions of some public official — I think in Israel — who was deploring sleep deprivation from personal experience, saying that the fatigue-induced dementia will eventually lead any person to sign any confession you want them to, so desperate will they be for a few minutes of unconsciousness.

Considering the way my short term memory is falling off the chart, and the fact that I will go through an hour of hitting the snooze button (on an alarm clock that is 15 feet and one sleeping dog obstacle away) without ever really comprehending what I’m doing, I don’t doubt it.

It was me. I leaked the NIE to the NYT. Do whatever you want with me, just let me sleep for 2 days.



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