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The US has signed a number of treaties establishing international laws governing how a country, in the context of armed conflict, must treat an individual it has detained-that is, has captured and is holding. These rules limit what the US can do to detai
STATEMENT: Here are some legal requirements for the treatment of detainees that are part of international laws the US has agreed to. Please say whether you favor or oppose having these legal requirements. [The names of all detainees must be registered a
STATEMENT: Here are some legal requirements for the treatment of detainees that are part of international laws the US has agreed to. Please say whether you favor or oppose having these legal requirements. [Detainees have a right to a hearing in which th
STATEMENT: Here are some legal requirements for the treatment of detainees that are part of international laws the US has agreed to. Please say whether you favor or oppose having these legal requirements. [An international humanitarian organization like
STATEMENT: Here are some legal requirements for the treatment of detainees that are part of international laws the US has agreed to. Please say whether you favor or oppose having these legal requirements. [Detainees have the right to communicate their w
Historically, the laws governing the treatment of detainees have applied to all detainees in an armed conflict. However, recently there has been a debate about whether the laws should apply to captured individuals who are part of a conflict but not conve
As you may know, it was recently revealed that the Defense Department in response to a request from the CIA did not register a detainee and held him in secret for seven months. The Defense Department has since said that this should not have been done and
As you may know, the Bush administration has taken the position that if the President determines that it is necessary for the war on terrorism, the US has the right to refuse to give a detainee a hearing in front of a neutral judge. However, the Supreme
Do you think Donald Rumsfeld should resign or be removed from his job as Secretary of Defense as a result of the Iraqi prisoner scandal, or should he remain as Secretary of Defense?
Please just give your impression. What percentage of the people being held at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were terrorists or insurgents who had attacked US troops or Iraqi civilians?
How do you think the way that President Bush has handled the issue of the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay will affect the likelihood that you will vote for him in November? Please answer on a scale of +5 to -5, with +5 meaning that it w
Who do you think would do a better job of dealing with an issue like the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay?
As you may know, the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution forbids the government from inflicting cruel and unusual punishments. Do you think that:
If another government were to use physical torture against an American it was detaining, would you find this acceptable or unacceptable?
If another government were to threaten physical torture against an American it was detaining, would you find this acceptable or unacceptable?
If another government were to use mental torture against an American it was detaining, would you find this acceptable or unacceptable?
If another government were to use humiliating and degrading treatment against an American it was detaining, would you find this acceptable or unacceptable?
Given what we learned from the September 11 attacks, we cannot afford to tie our hands by declaring off limits any method for getting information that could be useful in the war on terrorism.
Whenever possible, military interrogators should limit themselves to methods that are humane and consistent with international conventions. However, at times, military necessity may call for making exceptions to these rules.
Because getting information from suspected terrorists could save many innocent people's lives, it would be immoral to limit ourselves from using whatever method may be useful for getting that information.
Terrorist groups obviously do not feel obliged to abide by international laws against torture and abuse. So the US should not feel obliged to always be limited by these laws when dealing with terrorists.
Torturing and abusing people are morally wrong. The United States as a great nation, and as a moral leader in the world, should not set a bad example and lower itself by engaging in torture or cruel or degrading treatment.
Research says that torture and abuse is not an effective way to get information out of people because people will lie just to get the torture to stop. Rather, it is better to use positive incentives.
Because we often do not know for sure that someone actually has useful information or is in fact a terrorist, if torture or abuse is allowed a significant number of innocent people will end up being tortured or abused.
If the US makes exceptions to international laws against torture and abuse, other countries and groups will feel freer to make exceptions, thus making it more likely that when Americans are detained they will be tortured or abused.
Do you think that government officials who engage in, or order others to engage in, torture or cruel and humiliating treatment as a way to get information should or should not be tried and punished?
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[Bombarding the detainee with loud noise for long periods of time]
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Suppose US military forces have detained an individual in Iraq who they believe may have information about a terrorist group. However, when asked, he denies having such information. Would you favor or oppose putting pressure on him by forcing him into a
Suppose US military forces have detained an individual in Iraq who they believe may have information about a terrorist group. However, when asked, he refuses to give this information because he says that if he does the terrorists group will hurt him or h
Suppose US military forces have detained an individual in Iraq who they believe is a member of a terrorist group. However, when asked for information about the terrorist group, he repeatedly refuses to answer. Would you favor or oppose putting pressure o
STATEMENT: Is it your impression that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did or did not approve of military interrogators using the following methods as a way of trying to get detainees to reveal information they may have? [Keeping a hood over the det
STATEMENT: Is it your impression that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did or did not approve of military interrogators using the following methods as a way of trying to get detainees to reveal information they may have? [Making the detainee go nake
STATEMENT: Is it your impression that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did or did not approve of military interrogators using the following methods as a way of trying to get detainees to reveal information they may have? [Using threatening dogs to f
STATEMENT: Is it your impression that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did or did not approve of military interrogators using the following methods as a way of trying to get detainees to reveal information they may have? [Forcing them to remain in a
As you may know there were a number of memos written by lawyers in the Justice Department that presented a legal opinion that in the war on terrorism the international laws against torture and abuse were not fully applicable. Members of the Bush administ
If a soldier is ordered to take an action against a detainee that the soldier believes is in violation of international law should the soldier have the right to refuse to follow the order or not?
As you may know, in a province of Sudan called Darfur there is a conflict between the local black African Darfuris and the central government, dominated by Arabs. How much have you heard about this situation?
Currently there is a debate about whether the UN should get more deeply involved in trying to resolve this situation in Darfur. Which of the following positions is closer to yours?
Do you think the UN should put pressure on the Sudanese government to stop the militias, by deciding that all UN members should freeze the assets of Sudanese officials and ban them from traveling to other countries, or do you think the UN should not get
Currently there is a debate about whether what is happening in Darfur is genocide. Here are two positions on this issue. Which one is closer to yours?
If the UN were to determine that genocide is occurring in Darfur, do you think that then the UN, including the US, should or should not decide to act to stop the genocide even if it requires military force?
The Darfur rebels and the Sudan government recently signed a ceasefire agreement that is supposed to allow relief organizations full access to the people who have been driven from their homes, but this agreement has largely broken down and many of them a
If other countries--African, European and others--were willing to contribute three quarters of the troops for a UN military force to enforce the ceasefire agreement in Darfur, do you think the United States should be willing to contribute one quarter?
If the upcoming election for president were held today for whom would you vote:
How sure are you that you will vote this way?
If Nader does not run or is not on the ballot would you:
In politics today, do you think of yourself as:
Did you vote for a candidate for the House of Representatives or the Senate in the election in November 2002?
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