Discussion 1 - Waterboarding
U.S. policy states that "the use of torture is illegal." There is a known terrorist mastermind in U.S. custody who is unwilling to divulge his wealth of information. Top CIA officials support the clandestine use of waterboarding to elicit his information that is judged could help thwart an imminent terrorist attack. Give an ethical argument for and against the use of waterboarding on this subject
Discussion 2 - Justifying Terrorism
Is terrorism simply "the poor man's" use of force? If nations can justify war, can non-state actors? Using Just War Theory, give a justification for and against the use of terrorism through the lens of Hezbollah.