is an issue especially when innocents are the ones that are wrongfully accused, detained, and tortured. An case of this occurrence is the story of one Maher Arar, a Syrian Canadian graduate of McGill University, was arrested in John F. Kennedy International Airport on September 26, 2002, and interrogated for two weeks by US authorities ("Maher Arar"). Weeks after his interrogation, he was transported to the infamous prisons and “casket” cells of Damascus, Syria, a... ... middle of paper ... .
them by their God. From all of this, it is clear then that religion seems to be violent to a person standing on the outside. Anyone could connect the two points which is why it seems to be valid as an argument against religion. The problem is that Maher holds God accountable for the actions of his followers. God being all powerful can prevent people from doing bad things but then the issue of free will comes up. Often times, people find many things to complain about even when there is no problem.
God can answer. The mockumentary “Religulous” starring Bill Maher was designed to strengthen Bill Maher’s ethos as a comedian yet he attempts to tackle theological questions that are beyond his understanding. His thesis directly reflects his agnostic belief that if mankind continues to accept religion without questioning it, than it should also be prepared to accept all of the prophecies of that religion including the end of times. Maher feels we should abandon religion before it destroys the world
Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders was banned from a 2015 keynote conference in a five-star hotel. Despite his controversial opinions, it could be valuable to listen to him and others before judging their views. Both sides of an argument can have valid truths to contribute, but if one side is excluded because many fear offending others by uttering something politically incorrect, a plethora of information will be missed. Sacrificing the truth may become the solution to political incorrectness
Verifying the Theories of Deborah Tannen's You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation with an Episode of Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher The book You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, written by Deborah Tannen, is an analytical book offering scientific insights on the conversational differences between women and men. The book is copyrighted 1990 and is still read and widely talked about all over the world. Tannen is a Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown
torture is not effective. Torture is a method that can force an innocent person to agreeing to something that is not true. It can force an innocent person to plead guilty to what that person is being accused of, such as it was in the case of Maher Arar. Maher Arar agreed to saying he went to traing in Afghanistan, which was not true. The reason he did this is simple, he wanted to stop the pain that was being inflicted on him by the CIA interrogator. The strategy of torture was what lead to this. The
The “Norm” Within Our Society People for many decades has and still have been viewing people in terms of binaries – people either fit in one side of the list or the other, there is no in-between. By viewing people using the characteristics of the binary, there will always be someone on top of them, or underneath them. People that are on top are considered the “unmarked”, meaning they aren’t measured the same way a racialized person is. Peoples accomplishments are shown by the oppressions of others
Society often denounces displays of injustice and biased discrimination, but is unaware of their own past of thoughtless bigotry. Canada is known for, and commonly prides itself, as being multicultural based society. On the contrary, Canada is not as innocent of acts of social, cultural and racial discrimination, as it may seem to be. In the past Canada has had a history of mistreating minority groups in terms of their harsh treatment. Firstly, Muslim-Canadians faced incidents of inequality after
have said anything to make the torture stop.” (Mayer, 2005; McCoy, 2006) Another says that “We had people who were willing to confess to anything if we would just stop” (Andersen). The NY times reports that in 2002, A Syrian born Canadian named Maher Arar was stopped in an airport and was interrogated. He was later sent to a prison where he was beaten, tortured and questioned for the next 10 months of his life. To stop the punishment, he “admitted” to getting training in Afghanistan! A country he
Is it morally right or is it wrong to use torture to gain information during interrogation of suspected terrorists or detainees? It is a difficult ethical question that people in the United States are debating. Our government implemented its initial anti-terrorism measures shortly after 9/11 attacks occurred. The United States has found a way to justify the use of torture on suspected terrorists. Despite opposition of the Constitution, international treaties and Supreme Court rulings, justification
perspective of the person being held captive, they know that if they do know the location of a bomb for example, that they will be... ... middle of paper ... ...own case involving extraordinary renditions is the case of a Canadian citizen named Maher Arar. Arar was apprehended by U.S. officials for supposedly having connections to al Qaeda. He was deported to Syria where he was imprisoned and tortured. In 2009, documents released by the Obama administration reveal that the Bush administration ordered
Torture is one of the most extreme methods of eliciting information; unfortunately, it has been used for centuries and is still prevalent worldwide. Thesis: Counterterrorism through interrogation is wrong and leads to false information. Scientific Perspective In 2006 the Intelligence Science Board, a civilian board that advises the U.S. Department of Defense on technical and scientific matters, stated that there was information to support the declaration that torture produces reliable information
The terrorist attacks of September 11 led to a lot of pressure from the public to find those responsible and bring them to “justice”. In order to do so, President Bush declared a war on terrorism just a few days after the attacks, but little did he know that this very decision would also bring devastating consequences to many countries. Over time, people have been losing faith in the war and in its purpose. Consequently, countries whose economies have fallen under the Military Industrial Complex