NLJ Home > Opinion
TERRORISM: TWO PERSPECTIVES ON PROSECUTION
Torture and the ticking bomb conundrum
The problem with the "ticking-bomb" argument for torture is that it's made to justify potential situations. But when justification can not be demonstrated in advance, the extraordinary measure should not be condoned.
Letters to the Editor
Please send us your thoughts about stories and opinion pieces in a letter to the editor.
Opinion Submissions
The National Law Journal solicits opinion pieces from our readers.
TERRORISM: TWO PERSPECTIVES ON PROSECUTION
The myth of the superhuman terrorist
Within days of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, an image of the superhuman terrorist took shape in American society. Do not bring him to this country, and do not give him the benefit of the law. He is not like mortal men. It is thinking like this that has taken us so far astray.
