Study Questions

Danner, ABC, Klein

1.) According to the International Red Cross what was the range (low-high) of percentage of arrests in Iraq were actually mistaken?

2.) What according to Danner on page 18, what is the relationship between known aspects of Arab culture and practices in U.S. facilities?

3.) According to Danner what role did picture taking play in U.S. interrogation practices?

4.) According to Klein, how long has the U.S. been torturing people?  What is the difference she finds distressing regarding the current situation?  Why?

5.) What is the School of the Americas?  When did it exist?  What was taught there according to Danner and Klien?

6.) What are the names of the two manuals published by U.S. agencies that instruct readers on how to torture?

7.) Can you name at least 3 torture methods observed by the red cross at U.S. facilities?

8.) What is "waterboarding" and who officially condones it as an interrogation technique?