Why did it happen? Why did the United States begin to torture
detainees during the War on Terror? Instead of an indictment, this
book presents an "explanation." Crises produce rare opportunities
for overcoming the domestic and foreign policy logjams facing
political leaders. But what if the projects used to address the
crisis and provide cover for their domestic policy initiatives come
under serious threat from clandestine opponents? Then the
restraints on interrogation can be overwhelmed, leading to the
creation of informal institutions that allow the official
establishment of torture. These ideas are tested using comparative
historical narratives drawn from two cases where torture was
adopted--the War on Terror and the Stalinist Terror--and one where
it was not--the Mexican War. The book concludes with some thoughts
about how the United States can avoid the legal establishment of
torture in the future.
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