Ghost Plane: the true story of the CIA torture program by Stephen Grey is very informative of the various ways the CIA and other countries tortured terrorist suspects. This book was published in New York in 2006 by St. Martin’s Press. The author, Stephen Grey, is a British investigative journalist who has reported for several publications. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1968. Grey studied philosophy, economics, and politics at Oxford University. He started his career with Eastern Daily
The First Amendment is the main area of the Bill of Rights and is regularly viewed as the most critical part of the U.S Constitution since it promises the people of United States the vital individual flexibilities of religion, speech, press, peaceful get together and the opportunity to request of the Government and because of the rights allowed by the First Amendment, Americans can live in a nation where they can unreservedly communicate, speak on what’s on their mind, pray without obstruction, challenge
Michael Levin's article on "The Case for Torture." is an article which mainly discusess the use of torture as necessary and important in order to safeguard the lives of the many innocents and society and, is justifiable. In one of his examples, he verbally states that the mass murder of millions of an innocent crowd by a terrorist justifies the use an act of torture to stop such a brutal and barbaric act. This is a question of ethics on the action of wreak havoc. We need to look at the scenario
Center parking garage in 1993, planning to bring down the twin towers, but failed and killed six people. Al-Qaeda’s main goal of the attacks was to cripple the U.S.’s main centers of power, including Wall Street, the Pentagon, and the White House. In Sheikh Mohammed’s words, the goal was to “wake the American people up.” In 1998, Osama bin Laden signed the fatwā, a declaration of war against America. In this document, he listed
removal of these basic rights when vouching for torture. He argues that the removal of these rights from terrorists is somehow justified because we retrieve valuable information that way, but he fails to mention the violation in human rights. “… Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ‘was able to last between two and 2 1/2 minutes before begging to confess.’ Should we regret having done that? Should we
September 11 plot to the disastrous time in 1996 in Afghanistan. What was the reasoning behind the plan? Mohammed stated that the Americans were too close to Mecca which he considered a provocation to the entire Muslim world. Mohammed also stated that he believed that Israel has been killing and also punishing Palestinians with American money and guns during this time. This enraged Mohammed and therefore, the 9/11 plan was formed to go down. (howstuffworks.com) However, when the plan originated
work overseas. It has different divisions such as Analysis, Operations, Support, and Science and Technology (Wikipedia."Central Intelligence Agency"). They have had successful operations for instance locating Osama Bin Laden and arrest of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (Monroe et al.). There also some secret operations that have occurred, such as Operation CHAOS, Phoenix Program, and Muammar al-Qaddafi to name a few (Jason). When people find out about these operations it causes them to question events in
977 died. Many families lost fathers, mothers, daughters, brothers. Who could possible inflict such a horrendous, despicable The United States was well conscious of this group, and took the threat seriously. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attack. “ By the time Khalid presented his ideas to the Al Qaeda leadership for what would ultimately become the 9/11 operation (known within Al Qaeda as the “planes operation”), and prior to his membership of the organization, he had already
Twisting the Laws of Torture Should the U.S. be allowed to use torture in foreign interrogation? The U.S. military and CIA forces have been using torture to pull information out of detainees since it was legalized after 9/11 although revoked in 2009. The use of torture mechanisms has been used in many instances and in many forms. Some acts of torture even result in death upon these detainees. In this moment it is against federal law, and therefore should not be used unless the law changes sometime
Enhanced Interrogation, more commonly referred to by the public as torture, is a form of interrogation in which subjects are suspected to extreme force in order to obtain crucial information. The subject, being highly controversial, is often deemed to be unethical and ineffective. However, this is not this case. Although the methods are cruel, it is a necessary evil in order to obtain highly important information from terrorists, both foreign and domestic. Questions about the necessity of such an
September 11, 2001 marked the most lethal attack to ever take place on United States soil. On this seemingly normal Tuesday morning, nineteen members of the Al-Qaida, hijacked four commercial civilian airlines and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and an empty field in Pennsylvania. This deadly attack killed over 3,000 people including Americans and citizens from sixty different countries. Al-Qaeda, translated as “the base”, was led
In discussion of torture, one controversial issue has been whether torture is effective and if it violates the human rights. On the one hand, some argue that torture is effective. Others even maintain that torture does not violate human rights. I disagree with allowing torture because in my view, torture is not effective, it violates the human rights, and undermines the effectiveness of interrogation methods. A main concern that torture has, or at least should have, is its ineffectiveness. One has
[Title] Osama bin Laden declared in 1998 that “it is the duty of all Muslims to kill United States citizens, civilians and military, and their allies everywhere” (Nakaya 60). The subsequent attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the failed attempt to destroy The White House on September 11, 2001 forever changed the lives of United States citizens. The United States continues waging a battle against various Muslim extremist leaders who have intentions to establish a Muslim caliphate
On September 11th, 2001, 2,753 people were killed in a terrorist attack on United States soil well known as “9-11”. (cnn.com) Two planes, flown by 19 men, were purposely crashed straight into the world trade centers. (cnn.com) Later, another plane was flown into the pentagon, a United States government building located in Washington, DC. Almost 3,000 people were killed by 19 members of one single terrorist group. The group’s name is Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda, meaning “The Base” in Arabic, is a terrorist
pilots were trained in America. A war was created against terrorism, the target Afghanistan. Starting in early January 2000, the “planes operation” formation would begin in California. Nawaf al Hazmi and Khalid al Mildhar would arrive arrived in Los Angeles under the order of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM). He was the organizer of the “planes operation”, and he instructed those under him what to and not to do to draw any unnecessary attentio... ... middle of paper ... ...cademic OneFile database
affluent suburb of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. In pursuit of Bin Laden, the CIA chased various leads about his inner circle, in particular his couriers. One of these couriers stood out to investigators because he was said to be a protege of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 9/11 mastermind, and one of the few people Bin Laden trusted. Investigators were able to narrow down Bin Laden’s location with the help of this young man, who is unnamed. The suspected residence occupying Bin Laden was no normal residence
India-Saudi Arabia Relations India and Saudi Arabia to maintain cordial and friendly relations, the old economic and socio- cultural relations reflect. Establishment of diplomatic relations in 1947 followed high-level visits from both sides. King Saud visited India in 1955 and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited in 1956 the United Kingdom. Further strengthened visit of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Saudi Arabia in 1982, the bilateral relations. Recently, the historic visit of King Abdullah
76). Zubaydah was tortured by CIA but, more importantly, the torture failed and instead caused the man cognitive damage. (Arnold & Hall, 2013). To once more prove that torture doesn’t work, John McCain argued that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was tortured 183 times, and he also argued that the three other detainees were waterboarded, but during any of these practices did they produce information that led the CIA to Osama bin Laden. (Terry, 2013). Tortures psychological effects
The FBI defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives (fbi.gov).” By this definition, terrorism can be classified as internal or international based on the overall intent of the attack. Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time, but it’s only since 2011 that the world has come to fully understand the meaning of
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America divided two nations, yet knit one closer like the attacks on Pearl Harbor. There were many events that lead up to 9/11 that were only the beginning. The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 was the finale. George Bush wrote in his diary, “The Pearl Harbor of the 21st century happened today…” (George Bush). This attack was a surprise, just like Pearl Harbor, but the U.S. reacted swiftly and effectively. The appalling events Now, more than a