Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 Is Torture Ever Justified?
1 Torture Is Sometimes Justified Berl Falbaum 12
2 Torture Is Never Justified Walter Rodgers 17
3 The Use of Torture Can Save American Lives Gary Bauer 23
4 The Use of Torture Puts American Lives at Risk Matthew Alexander 30
5 Torture Produces Reliable Information Marc A. Thiessen 36
6 Torture Results in Unreliable Information David Rose 42
7 Torture Violates American Values Eric Margolis 48
8 Torture Does Not Violate American Values Patrick J. Buchanan 55
Chapter 2 What Qualifies as Torture?
1 Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Are Torture Allen Keller 61
2 Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Are Not Torture A. W.R. Hawkins 69
3 Waterboarding Is Torture Mark Benjamin 73
4 Waterboarding Is Not Torture Joseph Farah 82
5 The Death Penalty Is a Form of Torrure Stanley Howard 86
6 The Death Penalty Is Not a Form of Torture Colin Wilson 92
Chapter 3 What Should US Policy on Torture Be?
1 US Officials Should Be Prosecuted for Sanctioning the Use of Torture Doug Bandow 100
2 US Officials Should Not Be Prosecuted for Sanctioning the Use of Torture David Shribman 109
3 The United States Should Apply the Geneva Conventions to Terrorists Steven R. Ratner 116
4 The Geneva Conventions Should Not Be Applied to Terrorists J.B. Williams 122
Facts About Torture 129
Organizations to Contact 132
For Further Reading 137
Index 142
Picture Credits 147
