Guantanamo Bay Torture

Torture has long been used by law enforcement agencies and governments to questions criminals and terrorists. It is used to coax confessions or to find out any sort of information that may lead to the arrest or capture of other criminals. Although the torturing of prisoners in the United States is strictly prohibited by the constitution, the government started using the tactic waterboarding against terrorists. Although the government says waterboarding has led to prevention on mass terrorist attacks on U.S soil, it is not accepted by all of this country’s citizens. It is believed by certain people that waterboarding is torture and others do not believe it is. It is my goal to explore why the United States deemed this

According to the blog The Spector, “A terrorist group is believed to be in possession of a nuclear device. Time is desperately short, but we have captured a member of the group. In such circumstances, torture would surely be justified” (Andersen, 2014). Torture should be used in certain situations. In conditions when a child is being tortured is is not okay, but when it is a terrorist it is okay. Torture should be used when large groups of people are being threatened. According to The New York Times, “Torture can be morally justifiable, and even obligatory, when it is wholly defensive--for example when torturing a wrongdoer would prevent him from seriously harming innocent people” (Gutting, McMahan, 2015). Torturing people is okay when used right. People should only use torture when many other people's lives are at risk. Although torturing someone to save a large group of people may seem good, it’s not, because they could give false information to get you to stop, and you may injure more people than you

Torture has been used throughout history to obtain pertinent information from terrorists of the state by using many different techniques both physical and emotional. The definition of torture as it pertains to gaining information is any “act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession” according to the Convention Against Torture. The legality of torture has been discussed within the international community multiple times creating multiple treaties. Such treaties came from the Geneva Convention and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. While the countries who sign these treaties have an obligation to create effective legislation against the torture of terrorists, some countries still skirt around the international laws. The United States has used torture in the recent years to obtain intelligence from suspected terrorists. The moral dilemmas behind these actions are controversial and are debated whether or not such actions should be used to achieve information. While some organizations believe the torture of terrorists is beneficial to the United States, torture is immoral, unjust, and should not be used by any organization or state to achieve its goals. The basis for the argument against torture can be affirmed using well known and accepted moral understanding from known

Guantanamo Bay is an American military detention camp for prisoners of war, located within the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The United States of America acquired the Guantanamo Bay Naval base in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American War, when the USA took control of Cuba from Spain. The Naval Base was maintained well after the war, nearing the end of the 20th century, and within a rather small span of time, it underwent a transformation from naval base to military prison camp, for which was used as a detainment center for Cuban and Haitian refugees.

Guantanamo Bay is a U.S. Military maximum security prison that is considered a detainee camp for unlawful enemy combatants. Guantanamo has become a worldwide focal point because of the reports of abuse, torture and the prolonged trials for detainees and its closure and release of its detainees has been called for by many. World leaders, media outlets and humanitarian organizations have requested the closure and release of these detention facilities and their detainees, but it remains vital that these detainees are tried and receive fair punishment for their acts of terrorism.

This causes multiple famous anti-torture supporters to collectively agree, that “Torture is justifiable, only when used to protect others” (Gutting, McMahan 5). So in theory, if someone planted a bomb in Times Square and the only way for the authorities to find it was to use torture, then in that scenario, it’s alright because it’s saving the lives of others. However, while this type of analogy may work for other situations, but it does not work in the defense of torture. This is due to the fact that countless reliable sources have given valid examples of information being gained without the need to use torture. Such as the men who helped locate Saddam Hussein by using non-violent interrogation

In the last decade, the closure of Guantanamo Bay has been a topic that has been circulating through the media regularly. Many news agencies have been attacking the fact that the prison is illegal, inhumane and not effective. In the early years of the prisons existence, news reports have come out regarding the mistreatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. There have been instances regarding inhumane use of torture and interrogation that has caused the American public to have a very negative outlook on the prison's existence. In recent years, conditions at the prison have seeme to have improved. President Obama, has been campaigning for the closure of the prison since 2008 and nothing has been done yet. He has drafted plans for what what

When is torture justified? According to The Washington Post, almost a margin of 2-1, fifty-nine percent to thirty-one percent of the interviewed, support any brutal methods of torture. We are going to discuss about how torture really keeps our homeland secure. Those people who believe that torture is justified by the United State of America if we hold a detainee and we think it is necessary to do so. Now when we talk about torture to keep our motherland protected, we are talking about the United States Military, United States Government Organizations and Agencies to capture and detain individuals who pose a threat to this nation.

Imagine this. You have just gotten a new watch, one that is cheap and ubiquitous,--the Casio F-91W digital watch. However, in a string of contiguous events, you are arrested by U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan, and sent to one of the most widely condemned places in the world--Guantanamo Bay detention camp (Ball). While this scenario may sound strange and confusing, it was the sad reality for many innocent men, who committed no crime other than wearing a watch. Admittedly, this watch was given out by al-Qaida to trainees, but many of the people who had this watch were innocent, not at all associated with the infamous terror organization. Guantanamo Bay detention camp , also referred to as Gitmo, is a U.S. operated military prison located within the

Is it ever acceptable to torture a man to the point of inflicting suicidal thoughts and actions on him? This instance commonly takes place at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, or GTMO (“Gitmo”). Only 6 of the 166 current detainees have been formally charged, which leaves the possibility that over 96% of the prisoners there are innocent. In fact, more men have died at Guantanamo than have ever been convicted. GTMO’s existence is a controversial topic because of the treatment of detainees, various Supreme Court rulings, and the lasting impact on people who are lucky enough to be released. The only way to ensure that guiltless people are not both physically and mentally traumatized at Guantanamo Bay is to cease its unconstitutional and inhumane

The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence reviewed the eight most cited examples as evidence of success by the CIA and assessed whether the Enhanced Interrogation Program played a legitimate role in these cases. (Please note that in the following cases, information given about the cases themselves are based on research by Apuzzo et al. In the article “Does Torture Work? The C.I.A.’s Claims and What the Committee Found,” references are made to the Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. For clarity of citations, quotes from the Senate report will be cited as “U.S. Senate page

Guantanamo Bay a prison for terrorist located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in the United States Navy base. It has been open for hundred and thirteen years as a naval base since 1903 after the Spanish-American war. While the detention camp came into being in 2002 as a result of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States. There are two sides to argument those that wants it closed and those that want it to remain open to house the terrorist or enemy combatants that belong to no nation that will claim them, but some nations may or may not support them. I am going to talk about some of the points brought up in the CQ researcher article I read written by Patrick Marshall, gathered from a multitude of sources.

When is torture justified? Scholars in social psychology, sociology, history, and even literature whose ideas would help clarify the use of dehumanization. Torture and dehumanization dates back centuries along the colonial era. George J Annas’ Post-9/11 Torture at CIA “Black Sites”- Physicians and Lawyers Working Together” uncovers the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report and it’s hidden injustice. Charles B. Strozier’s “Torture, War, and the Culture of Fear After 9/11” insist that torture has its tactical benefits, however it is inhumane and ethically wrong. "Trump Says 'Torture Works,' Backs Waterboarding and 'Much Worse” by Johnson Jenna reports on Trump and his support of torture. "Torture as an Absolute Wrong” by Jacob Sullum suggest

In regards to a bill that was introduced to Congress forbidding the use of tactics defined by torture; The United States government must consider all of the ethical options and possibilities they have. It is known across the world that torture is morally unethical. It is also known that allowing innocent civilians to be murdered is against every moral we, as humans possess. As morally just people we have to find the exceptions in which we are willing to use torture in countering terrorism. As leaders of the free world our government has the responsibility to do everything in their power to protect the innocents of the world and gain the needed information to do so. Winning this war on terror will occasionally come at a high cost, leaving no choice other

The use of torture to obtain information from a person is a practice that goes back thousands of years. In today’s society most individuals believe the practice of torture is a barbaric concept with no place in civilized society. But a question has arisen in the past few decades. Is it ever justifiable to torture a person in order to say the lives of other people? Since the events of September 11th, 2001, Americans have debated this question and many articles have been written on the subject. In their respective articles, Henry Porter and Seumas Miller, take opposite sides of the argument. Porter explains that torture is never an option, while Miller describes how torture is justified in certain situations.