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This 4 page paper argues against torture under any conditions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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reason for objecting to the practice is that information gained under torture may not be accurate; that it places Americans at risk for reciprocal treatment; and that it is against
the principles on which this country was founded. Discussion The status of using torture varies, obviously, from country to country. Amnesty International says that more than 150 countries use torture,
including the United States (Ask Amnesty). The U.S., however, denies that it does so; however, it appears that it has extradited prisoners to other countries that use torture so that
they can be interrogated there: "Two and a half years ago, American officials, suspecting [Mahar] Arar of being a terrorist, apprehended him in New York and sent him back to
Syria, where he endured months of brutal interrogation, including torture" (Mayer, 2005). The U.S. then, while denying that it tortures suspects, does so indirectly by sending them to other nations
with full knowledge that they will be tortured there. The inciting incident, of course, was 9/11. After the attack, the Bush administration found it necessary to rewrite the rules: it
argued that "the threat posed by stateless terrorists who draw no distinction between military and civilian targets is so dire that it requires tough new rules of engagement" (Mayer, 2005).
This change in viewpoint, which was called the "New Paradigm" by Alberto Gonzales, who was then White House counsel, "places a high premium on ... the ability to quickly obtain
information from captured terrorists and their sponsors in order to avoid further atrocities against American civilians, giving less weight to the rights of suspects" (Mayer, 2005). An astute reader will
see the flaw in this immediately: the phrase "captured terrorists" suggests that the arresting agency knows without doubt that the person detained is in fact a terrorist; it also implies
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