Blake Busby

Adam Padgett
Eng 102
28 February 2016
Inquiry: How should torture be treated for foreign policies throughout the United States?
Proposed thesis: The use of torture should be implemented and legalized when dealing with
foreign policies within the United States of America.
Chossudovsky, Micheal. "The Role of 9/11 in Justifying Torture and war."Globalresearch.org
N.p.,11 Dec. 2014.Web.24 Feb.2016
Chossudovsky makes his argument against the acts of terrorism in any matter within the
united states. He covers main events and known people in the united states such as the 9/11
terror, President Bush, and facts regarding the CIA. The central theme in his article is that the
government makes it out to seem like all terrorist are evil and should be permitted to torture. He
claims that there have been more errors of torture than success within it. Meaning they have
tortured for no reason more than they have tortured for a positive influence. He quotes how the
government states things such as "legally misguided" instead of "illegal" or "criminal" in order to
cover up their tracks of a wrongful doing. The relevance in this for me is to make it one of my
opposing viewpoints. By finding ways other people view it, it will open up more windows for me
to show how in the same ways they think its bad, there is also good. He thinks that no matter the
circumstances, torture "dehumanizes" someone. He also focuses on the rules of the government

and how they really bend those rules when it suites their needs. Michael is an award winning
author along with winning a Gold Medal Award in Merit.
Arrigo, Jean Maria. "The Good Psychologist, Good Torture, andGood
Reputation Response to ODonohue, Snipes, Dalto, Soto, Maragakis, and Im (2014)
The

Ethics of Enhanced Interrogations and Torture." Taylor Francis Online. N.p.,

2015. Web. 7 Feb. 2016.

Id like to say this article will be one of my strongest within my paper. It is very informative on
the EIT or "Enhanced Interrogations or Torture." The central theme of this article is the
necessity's of using torture along with who should be allowed to enhance the act of torture. For
instance, only highly trained specialist should be able to commit the act of torture and it should
be done so in a "professional" manner. The article uses real life events recorded throughout
history to support its details. This was a big article that had all sorts of credible writers involved
such as ex-CIA, ex-police officers, and a member of National Security in the United States.
Though this article is made out to be informative, it has a slight bias towards torture being
acceptable under certain circumstances.
'Torture is never acceptable'." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Feb. 2016.
The central idea of this article is revolved around President Bush back when he was the big man
in charge. This was a main event during its time when the President vetoed to block the ban of
torture. It has relevant information regarding facts on the bill he vetoed. It talks about how if the
law were to pass, it would only "benefit terrorist" which would have a very negative affect on the
US. The reason this article is so useful is because it is presented with facts and real life main
events involved within our country.

McMahan, Jeff. "Torture, Morality, And Law." Case Western Reserve Journal Of International
Law 37.2/3 (2006): 241-248. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Feb. 2016.
Jeff presents us with another argumentative article on how he thinks torture can save many
innocent lives. In his article he mentions a past situation known to some as the "Murders
Copycat." This is a situation in which when one person is committing a certain kind of murder
but later gets locked away, he has someone on the outside to then continue his "work." He uses
other great examples and situations in which torture could have a positive impact on the lives of
innocent Americans. This article will greatly impact my paper as I will have examples of certain
situations to back up my evidence and claims. Jeff has studied torture under the belt of the CIA
and other big names in the military. He has witnessed first hand certain experiences that can
greatly impact ones thoughts.
Wallace, Geoffrey P.R. "Martial Law? Military Experience, International Law, And Support For
Torture." International Studies Quarterly 58.3 (2014): 501-514. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 24 Mar. 2016.
The article above is a very informative article that includes a lot of information along with data.
The central claim of it is that international law can shape support for wartime violations like
torture. Wallace really concentrates on the different viewpoints from the view of civilians along
with the view of veterans and soldiers. He uses studies and facts to back up the information that
he presents. This is an Academic journal that has been written by a professional and looked over
by other experts as well making this source credible.
Majima, Shunzo. "Just Torture?." Journal Of Military Ethics 11.2 (2012): 136-148. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 24 Mar. 2016.

This is another vey informative article that includes just about all you need to know about torture
from the regulations of it, the ethical aspects of it, and how to apply a theory known as "just war"
to the issue of torture. The main point of the article is that he proposes a solution to torture from
all aspects like the ethics and morality of torture. This will be another strong source to use in my
essay as it informs me and will give me a lot of information to back up points. The author has
written many professional pieces on things along the lines of torture, civilian casualties, and the
theory of "Just War"