http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3120/zain-pasha Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:09:22 -0400 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:09:22 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1262/torturing-america-securing-the-american-interest By Zain Pasha - Even before his inauguration, President Barack Obama made it clear that he believed torture was morally reprehensible and promised that under his administration the U.S. would no longer practice torture.1 Accordingly, on April 16th, 2009 Mr. Obama and the U.S. Department of Justice authorized the release of C.I.A memos detailing the methods of torture that were authorized under the George W. Bush administration.2 The release of the C.I.A. memos elicited an almost immediate reaction from former Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney, who in an interview with Fox News on April 21st, 2009 criticized... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1262/torturing-america-securing-the-american-interest