"Does Torture Work?"

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	American Troops, the Philippines, 1902
	Since 9/11 our country has faced a constitutional and moral crisis: a pervasive fear of another 9/11-type attack has been used to justify interrogations that are viewed around the world as constituting torture.   How did we get here? “Does Torture Work?” explores the Philippine-American relationship and how it intersects in crucial ways with the here and now. America’s first colonial endeavor provides context for a look at many issues surrounding the use of torture: What is torture? What is the history of torture in the Western Democracies? How does this history intersect with our current situation?  Does torture work?