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...debate about “enhanced interrogation techniques”—known more colloquially as torture??in itself stands little altered by these developments: It was clear long ago that torture produces little or no useful information while at the same time coming at a great cost to America’s moral authority in the world, also leaving captured American soldiers at greater risk of mistreatment...
...integrity, shaped by a lifetime of diverse experiences. A veteran of the Vietnam War, McCain was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years, enduring endless torture and interrogation, and at times, being denied any medical treatment. This memory informs McCain’s stance on torture??he is unequivocally against it. This sets him apart from much of the Republican Party (and many of his opponents), whose view of what constitutes torture is much more narrow. McCain’s foreign policy viewpoint is also much broader and pragmatic than many of his Republican...
...first major motion picture to focus on the United States’ policy of so-called “extraordinary rendition.” The policy allows for the transfer of detained individuals to another country where the laws regarding their treatment—including the use of torture??may differ from those of the United States. Extremely relevant in today’s post-9/11 atmosphere, exploring the topic through cinema is an admirable notion...
...that Anwar is innocent. From the start, it is clear that the CIA has abducted the wrong man; consequently, Anwar’s explicitly unfair torture leaves no gray area to explore. If he had ties to terrorists in even an accidental way, Hood’s depiction of torture??and the question of its use—would raise interest and spark debate. As it is, the only statement the movie makes is that torturing innocent citizens is wrong: Hardly a revolutionary assertion...
...tool.” So keeping names out is one way we can keep college blogging civilized. But that may not be much consolation to the hardworking staffs of Harvard-Radcliffe TV and the Harvard College Democrats, whose homemade videos were described by IvyGate commenters as “TORTURE?? and a “poo nugget,” respectively. You don’t need a name to go ad hominem...