Morality aside, the big question hanging over the "enhanced interrogation techniques" rolled out in a corner of Cuba is whether they work. Ali Soufan, FBI special agent and Guantanamo Bay operative, thinks not.

Some people may still consider torture to be the most effective way to extract information from terror suspects, as these individuals are often blinded by their ideology and have difficulties in speaking voluntarily. But many others, including former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officer Ali Soufan, favor a very different approach that is considered more effective than torture.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Menjelang peringatan 10 tahun Bom Bali I, di Kuta, Bali, 12 Oktober 2012, ancaman terorisme tetap harus diwaspadai. Menurut Kepala dan CEO The Soufan Group, Ali Soufan, penyelesaian masalah terorisme tidak hanya berfokus pada penegakan hukum.

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Bali bombing in Kuta, Bali, October 12, 2012, we still have to be alert to the threat of terrorism. According to the Chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, Ali Soufan, solving the problem of terrorism should not only be focused on law enforcement.

The wave of the "Arab Spring" gives effect to the weakening of the global terror movement inflamed by Al Qaeda. The death of a leader, Osama Bin Laden, is also increasingly weakening the movement. Terror groups affiliated with Al Qaeda in some countries are now likely to shift their focus to the issues of conflict whether local or regional.

The author of The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda,Ali Soufan (right), speaks during the National Security Conversationat the Ritz Carlton Hotel, which was hit by a terrorist bomb a fewyears ago, in Mega Kuningan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday. The JakartaPost's senior editor Endy Bayuni (left) moderated the discussion,which was organized by Yayasan Prasasti Perdamaian and the Institutefor International Peace Bulding. (JP/Ricky Yudhistira)

Amidst turmoil, Iranian lawmakers continue push to bring president before parliament for questioning.

A visitor rings the doorbell to a large gated villa in Benghazi, and a gardener slowly opens the heavy metal door. He welcomes guests with a big smile, offering them tea before giving them a guided tour of the sprawling grounds with its swimming pool and hefty trees, which obscure the view from prying eyes. But the villa is not just another secluded house owned by a wealthy Libyan seeking privacy. It is the most sensitive crime scene in the world...

Media coverage of this week's dramatic High Court battle over the extradition to the US of five terror suspects has focused on the cases of Abu Hamza al-Masri and the British computer experts Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan.

FBI investigators probing the U.S. Consulate killings in Libya put off a visit there until conditions in the volatile region are safer. Agents hoped to arrive on Saturday but reconsidered because of the instability sweeping across Libya and throughout the region, federal law enforcement officials said. Don Borelli, a retired FBI agent, said the bureau will want to keep a low footprint but create a team big enough to get the job done. Agents must consider security and logistical issues, he said.