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A startling exposé of the CIA's development and spread of psychological torture, from the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and beyond In this revelatory account of the C
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Many Americans have condemned the “enhanced interrogation” techniques used in the War on Terror as a transgression of human rights. But the United States ha
Torture Memos
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Pages: 304
Authors: David Cole
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-09-08 - Publisher: The New Press

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On April 16, 2009, the Justice Department released never-before-seen secret memos describing, in graphic detail, the brutal interrogation techniques used by the
Why Torture Doesn’t Work
Language: en
Pages: 333
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Besides being cruel and inhumane, torture does not work the way torturers assume it does. As Shane O’Mara’s account of the neuroscience of suffering reveals
Getting Away with Torture
Language: en
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Authors: Christopher H. Pyle
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Follows the paper trail of torture memos that led to abuses at Guantanámo, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq.