The Torture and Prisoner Abuse Debate Finley, Laura L.

Revelations about U.S. torture and prisoner abuse in blatant violation of the long-established and universally recognized Geneva Conventions have horrified most Americans. Nevertheless, it has been argued that the high stakes of the "War on Terror" have made the protections offered by the Conventions obsolete, or that the abuses are the work of a few rogue soldiers and officers. This book reaches past the headlines into the historical record to document POW torture and also domestic prisoner abuse dating well back in our history as well as government and military knowledge of and collusion in such ostensibly illegal and reprehensible acts. Is torture and prisoner abuse justified in the name of some greater good? As a society we shall have to decide. The historical record presented here can contribute much to an informed national discussion.

DOI: 10.1336/031334292X Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR4292.aspx

The Torture and Prisoner Abuse Debate Series: Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America Hardback, 200 pages, $49.95 Copyright ©2008, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-34292-X DOI: 10.1336/031334292X

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