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Questions? how were they asked? how were they formulated? what did the examiner say to you before the test began? all of those things affect how a person is going to react. more importantly, what is the reaction? its not a lie. the reaction is simply -- your sympathetic nervous system, hearing a question and deciding whether its threatening or not. it could be threatening for a lot of reasons other than youre going to tell the truth or not. >> laura: peggy, setting aside the polygraph issue that...

How were they formulated? what did the examiner say to you before the test began? all those things affect how a persons going to react. more importantly, what is the reaction? its not a lie. the reaction is simple. your sympathetic nervous system hearing a question and deciding whether its threatening or not. it could be threatening for a lot of reasons other than youre going to tell the truth or not. >> laura: peggy, setting aside the polygraph issue that we just demonstrated clearly is not som...

You dont need to send in backups. if it was continuing, it raises questions about why didnt they scramble to get somebody there? >> that is correct. >> have you got a satisfactory answer to that? >> no. >> this question out there about witness intimidation. were any u.s. officials, contractors, any americans either forced or required to have a polygraph test or to sign a non disclosure form? >> well, i can tell you the polygraph issue, there are other news organizations that stand by their repor...