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A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror

by Alfred W. Mccoy

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"An indispensable and riveting account" of the CIA's development and use of torture, from the cold war to Abu Ghraib and beyond (Naomi Klein, The Nation)

In this revelatory account of the CIA's fifty-year effort to develop new forms of torture, historian Alfred W. McCoy locates the deep roots of recent scandals at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo in a long-standing, covert program of interrogation. A Question of Torture investigates the CIA's practice of "sensory deprivation" and "self-inflicted pain," in which techniques including isolation, hooding, hours of standing, and manipulation of time assault the victim's senses and destroy the basis of personal identity. McCoy traces the spread of these practices across the globe, from Vietnam to Iran to Central America, and argues that after 9/11, psychological torture became the weapon of choice in the CIA's global prisons, reinforced by "rendition" of detainees to "torture-friendly" countries. Finally, McCoy shows that information extracted by coercion is worthless, making a strong case for the FBI's legal methods of interrogation.

 

Scrupulously documented and grippingly told, A Question of Torture is a devastating indictment of inhumane practices that have damaged America's laws, military, and international standing.

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About the Author

Alfred W. McCoy is a professor of history at the University of

Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia and Closer Than Brothers.

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ISBN:

9780805082487

Author:

Mccoy, Alfred W.

Publisher:

Owl Books (NY)

Author:

McCoy, Alfred

Author:

McCoy, Alfred W.

Subject:

United States - General

Subject:

Law Enforcement

Subject:

Military - Intelligence/Espionage

Subject:

Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement

Subject:

Modern - 21st Century

Subject:

Political Freedom & Security - Intelligence

Subject:

Government - U.S. Government

Subject:

History

Subject:

Intelligence service

Subject:

United states

Subject:

Intelligence service -- United States.

Subject:

Political Freedom

Subject:

Security/Law Enforcement

Subject:

Politics - General

Subject:

Intelligence & Espionage

Subject:

United States - 20th Century

Subject:

United States - 21st Century

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series:

American Empire Project

Publication Date:

20061231

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

1 bandw illustration; 2 tables

Pages:

320

Dimensions:

8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 in

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