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Torture / by Peters, Edward,1936-(CARDINAL)151541;
Bibliography: pages 188-199.
Subjects: Torture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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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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Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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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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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.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Torturous trek [large print] / by Brand, Max,1892-1944,author.(CARDINAL)139955;
"Sammy Day takes a job with Bill the Dogman, a peculiar man who breeds sled dogs, despite warnings that he could never survive. If he makes it a year and a day, Goldie Mahan will marry him. After the first day he begins to doubt if he will survive, but he is too stubborn to quit"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Western fiction.; Sled dogs; Wagers; Courtship;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 14
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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;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 12
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Torture Town [large print] by Johnstone, William W.(CARDINAL)339749; Johnstone, J. A.(CARDINAL)339750;
"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. Eager to put as many miles between himself and Thirty Four Corners, Matt Jensen just can't bring himself to leave without trying to stop the bloodshed" -- from publisher's web site.
Subjects: Large print books.; Novels.; Western fiction.; Jensen, Matt; Families; Ranches; Vendetta;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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