Holzer, Henry Mark,

If It'll Save Innocent Lives, Go Ahead and Play Rough. Henry Mark Holzer. - Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 44, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: If It'll Save Innocent Lives, Go Ahead and Play Rough, March 11, 2003; pp. n.p..

"The recent arrest of alleged al-Qaeda mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed...raises the question of whether American agents can be involved, directly or indirectly, in torturing him for information that could save countless innocent lives." (FREDERICKSBURG FREE LANCE-STAR) The authors debate whether it is acceptable for the U.S. to use torture to force information from terror suspects, noting on one hand saving lives of innocent victims would outweigh the price of torture, and on the other that America can't adopt the tactics of its enemies or it will be no better than they are.

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Mohammed


Ethical problems
Prisoners--Legal status
Prisoners--Treatment
Questioning
Terrorists
Torture

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