Greenberg, K. (2006). The torture debate in America. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
This book deeply analyses the different perspectives on torture in America and weighs the statements of some of the top government executives including former president George. W. Bush and the former attorney generals.
Greenberg further gathers the opinions of various military leaders on the application of different forms of torture and the effectiveness of the techniques. The book concludes with a compelling objective argument based on different myths, assumptions and views on torture.
Levinson, S. (2004). Torture: A collection. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Torture: A collection is a fact based book that reveals the numerous numbers of interrogation techniques and attempts to identify the premier practice of the techniques. The author reaches back into history to expose various primitive forms of torture that were undeniably crude and often fatal. Levinson goes on to document the evolution of torture through the dark ages to the 21st century.
Mackey, C., & Miller, G. (2004). The interrogators: Inside the secret war against Al Qaeda. New York, NY: Little, Brown.
Mackey and Miller venture into the secretive world of terrorism to write this book based on revealed facts and interviews. The book features a number of conversations the writers had with former torturers as they strive to discern the motives of the Al Qaeda.
Torturers provide revealing information regarding the procedures of torture and give their various experiences while in the field. The book concludes with a number of assumptions on Al Qaeda pertaining to their intentions and extremist ideology.
McCoy, A. (2006). A question of torture: CIA interrogation, from the Cold War to the war on terror. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co.
McCoy focuses his book on the various interrogation tactics that have been applied by the Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) since World War II to the current war on terror. The author unearths evidence to support claims of missing persons who vanished after being arrested by the CIA. The book also reveals the use of hallucinogens as a form of torture, a method which less known to the public.
National Security Archive-NSA (2004). The interrogation documents: Debating U.S. policy and methods. Web.
This website is very useful for acquiring information and documented evidence revealing the signed authorization by government officials allowing interrogators to torture suspects. The site gives a chronological account of some of the controversial incidents of torture, vindicated by senior officials in the White House and the Department of Defense.
Walzer, M. (2000). Just and unjust wars. New York, NY: Basic Books.
In this book, Walzer tries to reveal the significant precursors to some of the major wars. The author examines information from different sources to ascertain the accuracy of the findings. The author goes further to examine the character and personality of the warring leaders in order to justify the decisions they made relative to the outcome of the war.
Walzer discloses testimonies from victims of the war that went through torture or indefinite incarceration in an attempt to depict the ills of war. The author concluded by suggesting ways in which the wars could have been avoided and censures the leaders who perpetuated the wars.