The United States and Torture

Acknowledgments Preface Sister Dianna Ortiz Introduction: An American Policy of Torture Marjorie Cohn Part I: The History and Character of Torture 1 Mind MazeAlfred W. McCoy 2 Torture and Human Rights Abuses at the School of Americas-WHINSECBill Quigley 3 U.S. Foreign Policy, Deniability, and the Political "Utility" of State TerrorTerry Lynn Karl 4 Fundamental Human Rights and the Coercive Interrogation of Terrorists in an Extreme EmergencyJohn W. Lango 5 Torture, War, and the Limits of Liberal LegalityRichard FalkPart II: Torture and Cruel Treatment of Prisoners in U.S. Custody 6 Outsourcing TortureJane Mayer 7 This Is To Whom It May ConcernMarc D. Falkoff 8 Psychologists, Torture, and Civil SocietyStephen Soldz 9 From Guantanamo to BerlinMichael Ratner 10 Mass Torture in AmericaLance TapleyPart III: Accountability for Torture 11 The Law of Torture and Accountability of Lawyers Who Sanction ItJeanne Mirer 12 Terrorists and TorturersPhilippe Sands 13 Criminal Responsibility of Bush Administration Officials with Respect to Unlawful Interrogation Jordan J. Paust 14 Torture, War, and Presidential PowerThomas Ehrlich Reifer About the Contributors Index