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Some Beginning Points of a Sane Discussion of TortureThere is an approach to torture that goes past the question of whether it works
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Digging Deeper Before Standing Up: Why Accountability for Torture is Vital to U.S. National SecurityIn response to an article published in The Root, I explain why a lack of demonstrated accountability for U.S. torture under the Bush Administration may be damaging for U.S. international prestige and national security. -
George Bush Cancels Visit to Switzerland Due to Threat of Torture ProsecutionGeorge Bush cancels visit to Switzerland due to threat of torture prosecution. Bush has admitted to waterboarding, which is considered torture in most civilized countries. Criminal complaints alleging torture have been launched against Bush Jr. -
General Petraeus Comes Out in Favor of Torture: A Few Helpful Hints from William S BurroughsGeneral Petraeus comes out in favor for torture after being against it. Keith Olbermann calls the General's reasons stupid. I offer the General helpful hints from Burroughs Naked Lunch. -
Torture is a Problem, Not a SolutionOn January 15, 2005, the BBC quoted outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge as saying that the U.S. did not condone the use of torture to extract information from terrorists, but that under an "extreme set" of hypothetical circumstances, such
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The Story of TortureThis piece is a narrative written about torture. The narrative goes through the plot of a story, using key figures associated with torture as characters debating on the use of torture as torture adversely effects the world around them. -
Torture: Where is the Line Drawn?How many times have there been statements that torture is necessary or that it is inhumane and abused? This essay uses several statements from both sides of the argument to argue a common middle ground.
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Junko Furuta: 44 Days of TortureDetails of the torture and murder of 16 year old Japanese student Junko Furuta.
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Autopsy of Tyler McMillan Reveals TortureTied to a tree, no water, hot, humid smoke filled air. What was Tyler McMillan thinking as he slowly died outside his home?
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Is Torture Wrong?Simple ethical questions are easy to answer. Is torture wrong? Of course it is. But in some situations, torture is ethical. This article will test the waters of torture ethics, making you apply your principals to new ethical questions. -
TortureTorture of any kind to obtain information is inhumane, disgusting and completely un-American. Torture cannot be justified by insinuating that the information obtained can save innocent lives.
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Torture - Morality Meets RealityDo you believe there are circumstances where torture could be used to prevent harm to thousands?
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AC/DC, Britney Spears Among Artists Used to Allegedly Torture DetaineesIt is known as "no-touch torture," the use of music to psychologically disarm or batter an opponent or prisoner. It is being used by U.S. military personnel against detainees at Guantanamo, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq. -
How Gitmo Killed the Torture Horror Movie GenreAmericans no longer have the stomach to watch torture flicks. Gitmo may be one reason why. -
What is Torture Anyway?Defining what is and what isn't torture is a big debate these days. With the releasing of the CIA documents, both the Republicans and Democrats are at "war" with defining the term.
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U.S. Attorney General Refuses to Prosecute "Good Faith" TortureThere are now three categories of interrogation, not torture, good faith torture and shock the conscience torture.
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The Torture DebateIn the current debate over the definition of torture and euphemisms like "enhanced interrogation techniques," are politicians basing their policies on unrealistic fantasy scenarios?
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In America, the More Religious You Are, the More Likey You Favor Torture?The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released the results of a poll that indicates the most likely to favor torture are the most religious in America.
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Why Torture Cannot Be IgnoredPeggy Noonan, David Broder, and others adopt a see no evil hear no evil approach to dealing with the severe negative consequences of torture.
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Waterboarding Torture Video Vanity Fair Christopher HitchensWaterboarding is also called Chinese water torture.
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Torturethere's is no reasonable arguement for torture
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Torture as a Political Talking PointWhat exactly is torture? Is the United States guilty of this?
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The Torture Debate: Finding Better SolutionsA current hot topic is in US is the use of torture. This article explores various viewpoints and possible alternatives.
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What is Waterboarding? Should it Be Considered Torture?Waterboarding is not Chinese water torture, as many Americans seem to believe. Just ask conservative radio host Mancow Muller; he'll tell you that torture doesn't require scary instruments and devices. So what is waterboarding?
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Despite Obama 'Torture Pictures' Leaked to MediaPresident Obama's decision to reverse himself and not release the so-called "torture pictures" was correct and courageous. Unfortunately, thanks to certain foreign media outlets, the decision was likely futile.
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Torture and Terrorism: The CIA, the USA and the Rest of the WorldHow can a crime such as torture ever be right?
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Should Bush-Era 'Torture Memo' Lawyers Be Prosecuted?President Obama's decision to release Bush-era documents greenlighting the use of harsh interrogation methods on top Al Qaeda prisoners has unleashed a partisan uproar. Should those who provided the legal justification for these methods be prosecuted?
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New Media and the Other Torture DebateOne of the most outrageous abdications of journalistic responsibility in recent years is the blatant disregard of Old Media for incidents of torture at home; all the while torture abroad has continued to loom large upon their editorial agendas.
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Obama Reversals on Torture Memos Cause Chaos in CongressObama's release of torture memos and reversal of policies on prosecution has caused a firestorm in congress and in his own party. -
Quit Torturing Me About TortureIn recent days we have seen a proliferation of news about torture, the torture memos and so forth. I analyze this from the historical perspective of atrocities committed during wartime
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OBAMA REVEALS GUANTANAMO TORTURE METHODSBarack Obama is cleaning up the stain left by the Bush administration. Here are new torture methods his team has discovered.
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Is Torture Necessary at Times?We have seen or heard much about "torture" in recent times. Reports have horrified people who are concerned about terrorists in the world and who believe their treatment is paramount over American lives.
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Water Boarding, is it Torture?An editorial review of the recently declassified memos from the Office of the Attorney General discussing permissable water boarding techniques and whether or not they constitute torture.
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The Bush Torture Memos and Hayden's Tortured LogicHayden's complaint that releasing the memos takes torture off the table shows he misses the point. And maybe always did.
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Top US Al-Qaeda Interrogator Says Torture was UnneccessaryAli Soufan the FBI's most successful Al-Qaeda interrogator said in an op-ed piece and in an interview with Time Magazine that torture didn't result in any information that couldn't have been obtained using conventional methods.
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Shepard Smith Lets Loose the "F" Word Against Torture -- Live!Shepard Smith minced no words Wednesday night about how he feels about torture. He got so excited he dropped the "f" bomb -- the "f" word -- and said he didn't "give a rat's ass." To say that Shepard Smith has an opinion on torture, well... -
Can We Handle the Truth About Torture?Our outrage over torture is a passing fad.
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This Week's Torture RevelationsSince the release of the memos detailing the torture techniques approved by our government to be used on those considered "high value" detainees, people who are no longer bound by secrecy have been coming forward with more revelations.
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John Yoo and Jay Bybee, Off the Hook for Torture MemoFormer George W. Bush attorneys who authored the Torture Memo cleared of professional misconduct charges, guilty only of poor judgment.
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The "Baffling Question": Why People Support Torture Despite Its IllegalityDespite not necessarily understanding the complex reasoning being torture's morality, when presented with a simplified scenario the general public often chooses the morally acceptable option
