Questioning torture

Isthmus | February 3, 2006| | Copyright

In a disturbing new book, Alfred McCoy examines techniques of psychological coercion, made in the U.S.A.

You probably saw the photos. The pyramid of naked, hooded Iraqis. PFC Lyndie England leading a crawling man with a leash, like a dog. And, perhaps most famously, a hooded man standing on a box with his arms extended, wires attached to his hands.

For many Americans, these images were an occasion for outrage. Alfred McCoy's reaction had another element: He knew. He knew exactly.

"When I saw that iconic photograph of the Iraqi standing on the box, hooded, with arms extended, I said, 'That's ...

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