Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism by Erin M. Kearns, Joseph Young

Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism

Erin M. Kearns, Joseph Young

336 pages hardcover

3 editions

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Experts in the intelligence community say that torture is ineffective. Yet much of the public appears unconvinced: surveys show that nearly half of Americans think that torture can be acceptable for counterterrorism purposes. Why do people persist...

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