Waterboarding

The incredible abuse experienced by the prisoners' of war while being held by their captors is unfathomable. Constant beatings among verbal and mental abuse, lack of adequate, basic needs such as food, water, and proper shelter, and on top of all of these extreme injustices they are forced to carry out back breaking work in such conditions. All of these cruel practices are demonstrated in the popular book, Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand . Unbroken follows Louis Zamperini, a famous Olympic…

Regardless of the cuts (which may be reversed) made by the Obama Administration the reality is that the damage of the C.I.A. Detention and Interrogation Program is done. Hundreds have suffered under the program and the lasting psychological damage to many victims is severe and irreversible. Furthermore, the credibility of the C.I.A. to the American public and the U.S. government itself has been diminished because of their falsely reported information and excessive utilization of brutal…

tub with water while milk and honey would be smothered all of their body. Flies will shortly come around the body and would start to eat them alive because of the sweetness of milk and honey (Pegg 2,8,14,16). However, we still use water today. Waterboarding is a popular technique used in interrogation. It is a 40 second intervals in which people will…

In this article, author and American Diplomat, James Rubin discusses the necessity of the United States to rebuild strong international relationships with our allies in Europe. This article concedes the idea that our reputation as a nation has diminished across Europe and across the world due to our stances taken in the first term of the Bush Administration. At the time the piece was written, America was in the midst of a hotly contested race for president, and Rubin wrote that for the sake of…

others with the act of power. To take a look at a slight example on having power, Hector did his presentation on torture, he shared a YouTube link on some interviews by Brian Ross. The interviews were given to John Kiriakou about his insights on waterboarding, which is a form a torture where individuals are submerged in water for long moments, while strapped down, and being interrogated. One of the comments made by the interviewee was his statement of “because we are Americans and we are better…

Many societies use torture as way of extracting information from people who will not easily give up much needed information. Torture is a topic of controversy in our world and has been for years now. Although torture may work in some instances, studies repeatedly show over and over that it is not effective. Oftentimes, people will say anything and even provide incorrect information to stop the suffering. I have analyzed opinion articles such as Torture is Morally Reprehensible by Kim Petersen…

Holier than thou puritan cult like beliefs and communities. The Puritan belief system was so intrusive into every part of an individual’s life that it could be comparable to a cult type civilization. Control over every aspect of a member’s life was scrutinized and dictated by Church elders. Laws regarding everything from mandatory church attendance, style of clothing, manner of speech and social interaction were strictly enforced. Those found guilty of improper or sinful behavior were often…

Conflict at Guantanamo On September 11 2001, America changed. The terrorist attacks that took the lives of thousands called for immediate actions to take place. The opening the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, nicknamed Gitmo, was one of the first actions that President Bush took in the fight against terrorism. Now one person could have predicted the enormous conflict that the prison would be apart of years later. As prison was issued to close by newly elected President Obama, many raised the…

Dialawar was an Afghan detainee who was beaten,sleep deprived and chained up for 5 unrelenting days until he died. However, it was later discovered that Dilawar had no connection to the rocket attack that he was apprehended for.( No torture,2008). Due to the C.I.A.’s misidentification of who Dilawar was mistaken for his last days were horrible and unjust. Unfortunately, the damage was already done. However, Dilawar was not the only victim of this “torture”. Another man who endured the brutal…

Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a prison for suspected and confirmed terrorists that opened in 2002 in response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Most detainees come from Afghanistan or Iraq and have been arrested before (Nolen). Guantanamo is located on a naval base on the southern tip of Cuba and has housing, schools, stores, and many other accommodations for detainees. The camp has cost over four million dollars for the US government to maintain (“Guantanamo”). Today, as…