The ethics of torture in the War on Terror 25 Articles

by Alissa King

Hans Albrecht Bethe once wrote, "If we fight a war and win it with H-bombs, what history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for but the methods used to accomplish them. These methods will be compared to the w...read more

by Karon Brandt

The only "ethical" idea I can see to this would be if the torture of one human being could save the lives of many others. Most of us recognize the name of John McCain, the man now running for president of the United St...read more

by Andrea Brunais

"The decision by President Bush to veto the bill outlawing waterboarding and torture in interrogating detainees was shocking. In so doing, Bush has ignored the advice of his highest military commanders who want U.S. polici...read more

by E. Manning

President Bush has completed his legal homework. Torture on many levels is legal. The rage about human rights abuses, notably against torture, physical abuse and assault was reviewed by the U.S. Justice Department back in ...read more

by Jeffrey Sawyer

We've all seen them. The photos that ignited the Islamic World when in April 2004, CBS' "60 minutes" showed photographs of the naked, bound and hooded prisoners with electrodes attached to their bodies, piled into human py...read more

by Jason Buzzard

Ever since September 11, 2001, America has been leading the world in the Global War on Terror. Sometimes America and its allies act on leads given to them from suspected terrorists. It's in the way America and its allies g...read more

by Anatole Boisvert

I remember the Oklahoma City Bombing like it was yesterday. I remember the thunder, and the blinding dust. I remember the tears. I remember the blood. I remember the victims and their rescuers clutching each other... c...read more

by Carla Sutherland

Is torture punishment? According to US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, torture is not punishment and so it isn't illegal. Here is an excerpt of his comments during an interview with Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes: Jus...read more

by Regina W

Anyone that believes in today's world we can play Mr. Nice Guy and ask for information politely and get it are fools. The War on Terror is not a game that children play. This is real, and getting the necessary information ...read more

by Charles Popielarz

It is nice to sit at a computer and freely express my opinion about the lengths that others go to in order to protect my right to be critical. I was a peace time Marine. I never saw combat. Never having been put in the p...read more

by Unstoppable Force

I could most likely sum this entire article up and end any debate regarding it in one phrase if i wanted to. However, in the interest of maintaining Helium's 600 character minimum, i will attempt to get this point acr...read more

by Robert C. Sage

When the ends justify the means, the "decider" of what to do is acting above the law. If respect of civil rights is optional, then it is not "rule by law". If the soldier with the gun can unilaterally choose to kill an u...read more

by Jo Walker

When talking about the political aspect of our war on terror, one must remember who we are dealing with. The terrorist community in the spotlight today do not follow rules. Definitely not the rules of The Geneva Conventi...read more

by Carmen Lucia

A young boy, Omar Khadr, was raised with the idea that jihad, or holy war, and martyrdom were the only paths to righteousness, so as soon as he was given the opportunity to become righteous, he leapt at it. At the a...read more

by Adam Mcculley

You may have to excuse the poor punctuation in this article. I'm a bit bored, a bit distracted with this subject. I will write a stark article, giving ugly, but necessary truths, and it will no doubt get buried by 20 other...read more

by Daniel Farnsworth

There's been much ado over the past few years about the use of torture in the Global War on Terror. Many people have said on the one hand that we have to use any means necessary to obtain information. Others have been ho...read more

by Bryan Fisher

Here is where the question again rises, whether it is better to take away the rights and privileges of a few to protect the rights of the majority. It is a classic debate that pits capitalism and democracy against sociali...read more

by Barry Davidson

Mohammed al-Qahtani, the 20th hijacker, was back in the news again in October 2006. This time for the dumbest excuses I've ever heard. What the courts, liberal media, and groups like the ACLU are calling torture, is a week...read more

by Phillip Fears

When I was a young kid, I avidly read comic books. Spiderman was one of my favorites, and Sgt. Rock of Easy Company my least favorite. But, I did read Sgt. Rock on occasion, and recent events have triggered a memory of one...read more

by Gene Raynor

Waterboarding of late has generated more publicity than even America's Sweetheart, Britney Spears. Whether or not you consider this practice torture seems to rely on what your political party affiliation is. There are some...read more