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Torture / by Peters, Edward,1936-(CARDINAL)151541;
Bibliography: pages 188-199.
Subjects: Torture;
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Torture / by Miller, Debra A.(CARDINAL)649531;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191) and index.How common is the use of torture? Torture is a worldwide problem / Human Rights Watch ; Both civilized and less civilized countries use torture techniques / Lisa Hajjar ; Torture continues to be a problem in Asia / Basil Fernando ; Torture is still common in Brazil / Brazzil Magazine ; Police in India frequently use torture / Rama Lakshmi ; Al Qaeda terrorists carried on Saddam Hussein's gruesome torture techniques in Iraq / Entifadh Qanbar -- Is torture morally wrong? Chapter overview / Sherry F. Colb ; Torture is morally reprehensible / Kim Petersen ; Torture is always morally wrong / David P. Gushee ; People around the world agree that torture is immoral / Mirela Xanthaki ; Torture can be a moral means of saving lives / Mirko Bagaric ; Torture is moral when inflicted for a greater good / Patrick J. Buchanan ; Coercion at Guantánamo is not torture and is necessary / Aryeh Spero -- Is torture an effective interrogation technique? Torture is sometimes effective / Alan Dershowitz ; Torture has a place in the war on terror / Nicholas Davis ; Torture works as a social control / Naomi Klein ; It is a myth that torture works / Anne Applebaum ; Torture is neither justified nor effective / Mick Smith ; Torture ruins evidence that could be used to prosecute terrorists / Phillip Carter ; History shows torture does not obtain the truth / Robert Fisk -- What should be the U.S. policy on torture? Stress techniques must be authorized in the war on terror / Heather Mac Donald ; The United States should stop all forms of torture / Washington Monthly ; Torture should be made legal in extreme situations / Alan M. Dershowitz ; Torture should not be legally sanctioned / Jack Rabbit ; The United States should categorically ban torture but consider rare exceptions / Albert Mohler ; The United States should not attempt to codify exceptions to a ban on torture / Mark Bowden.
Subjects: Torture.; Torture;
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Torture / by Scherer, Lauri S.(CARDINAL)398628;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index.Chapter 1. Is torture ever justified? -- Torture is sometimes justified / Berl Falbaum -- Torture is never justified / Walter Rodgers -- The use of torture can save American lives / Gary Bauer -- The use of torture puts American lives at risk / Matthew Alexander -- Torture produces reliable information / Marc A.Thiessen -- Torture results in unreliable information / David Rose -- Torture violates American values / Eric Margolis -- Torture does not violate American values / Patrick J. Buchanan -- Chapter 2. What qualifies as torture? -- Enhanced interrogation techniqus are torture / Allen Keller -- Enhanced interrogation techniqus are not torture / A.W.R. Hawkins -- Waterboarding is torture / Mark Benjamin -- Waterboarding is not torture / Joseph Farah -- The death penalty is a form of torture / Stanley Howard -- The death penalty is not a form of torture / Colin Wilson -- Chapter 3. What should US policy on torture be? -- US officials should be prosecuted for sanctioning the use of torture / Doug Bandow -- US officials should not be prosecuted for sanctioning the use of torture / David Shribman -- The United States should apply the Geneva Conventions to terrorists / Steven R. Ratner -- The Geneva Conventions should not be applied to terrorists / J.B. Williams -- Facts about torture.Explores the issues surrounding torture by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.
Subjects: Torture; Torture; Torture; Torture; Torture; Torture;
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Is torture ever justified? / by Roleff, Tamara L.,1959-(CARDINAL)391164;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Enhanced interrogation methods are not justified or necessary / Barack Obama -- Enhanced interrogation methods are legal, justified, and necessary / Richard B. Cheney -- Torture is sometimes justified / Mirko Bagaric -- Torture is never justified / Becky Akers -- Coercive interrogation methods are necessary to protect the United States / John Yoo -- Waterboarding is torture / Christopher Hitchens -- Waterboarding is not torture / Andrew C. McCarthy -- It is difficult to know what is torture and what is not / Andrew Coyne -- Torture takes many forms / Khaled Shaik Mohammed -- Torture provides useful information / Michael Hayden and Michael B. Mukasey -- Other interrogation methods provide more reliable information than torture / Ali Soufan -- Torture raises questions about democratic values / Frida Ghitis -- Torture is permissible in a democracy / Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke.
Subjects: Torture.;
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The instruments of torture. by Kerrigan, Michael,1959-(CARDINAL)684378;
Subjects: Torture.;
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Tortured [videorecording] / by Cromwell, James.; Fishburne, Larry.; Hauser, Cole,1975-; Lebovitz, Nolan.;
Cole Hauser, James Cromwell, Laurence Fishburne, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jon Cryer.An undercover FBI agent receives orders from a mob crime lord to torture an accountant who may be stealing from the crime syndicate.MPAA rating: R.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, televisions, etc.); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Organized crime; Torture; Undercover operations;
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Torture trail / by Brand, Max,1892-1944author.(DLC)n 79034951 (CARDINAL)139955;
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Torture trail / by Brand, Max,1892-1944.(CARDINAL)139955;
Subjects: Fiction.;
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Torture trail [large print] / by Brand, Max,1892-1944.(CARDINAL)139955;
Subjects: Large print books.; Western fiction.;
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Torture town / by Johnstone, William W.(CARDINAL)339749; Johnstone, J. A.,author.(CARDINAL)339750;
In the town of Thirty-Four Corners, Colorado, Matt Jensen rides into a savage blood feud. Thirty years ago two friends came West and built a thriving cattle business. Now, their families have become kill-crazy enemies and the town is awash in a frenzy of killing. Add in hired gunmen on both sides of the fight, and two lovers crossing the dividing line, and the terror will never end.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Jensen, Matt;
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