Enhanced Interrogation: Torture Policies of the United States

Authors

Philip A. Quigley

Abstract

Over the last decade the US Government has worked tirelessly to combat terrorists, insurgents, and those who intend harm to the US, its interests, and its allies and their interests. The US Military and the US Intelligence Community have used many tactics as part of a more complex strategy for waging a worldwide war against al-Qaeda, other terrorist organizations, and their base of support. No tactic has garnered as much public attention, media outcry, and political debate as the use of torture, or more euphemistically referred to in US Government documents, "enhanced interrogation." The use of this tactic has strained partnerships and prompted tensions, both domestically and internationally, and has raised political, legal, and ethical questions. This paper seeks to explain the issues at the heart of this intense debate and allow the US to continue its world-wide campaign against terror.

Recommended Citation

Quigley, Philip A. (2014) "Enhanced Interrogation: Torture Policies of the United States," e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work: Vol. 3: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/e-Research/vol3/iss2/4