An American solider sits strapped to a lie detector during a press conference in Baghdad's secure 'Green Zone', on November 23. The infiltration of insurgents or members of Al Qaeda in the state apparatus is one of the nightmares of the Iraqi authorities. To prevent it, they borrowed the U.S. one of their favorite techniques: the lie detector. (AFP/File/Michel Moutot)From Yahoo News/AP:
BAGHDAD (AFP) – Faced with infiltration of state organs by wily insurgents and Al-Qaeda jihadists, Iraq's government has turned to a detection method highly favoured by the United States -- polygraphs.
The first eight officials of the defence and interior ministries to be trained by US experts in the use of sophisticated lie detection equipment graduated last month after a six-month course.
"It is vital that we ensure that our employees in key services are trustworthy," General Hamier, of the national police force, said at a small graduation ceremony in Baghdad's highly-fortified Green Zone.
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