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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.

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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.

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