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Oath betrayed : torture, medical complicity, and the war on terror / Steven H. Miles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miles, Steven H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners of war--Medical care--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Prisoners of war.
- Medical personnel--Professional ethics--United States.
- Medical personnel.
- Medicine, Military--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Medicine, Military.
- Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Torture.
- Prisoners of war--Abuse of--Iraq.
- Prisoners of war--Abuse of.
- Medical personnel--Professional ethics.
- Prisoners of war--Medical care.
- Iraq.
- Prisoners of war--Abuse of--Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan.
- Prisoners of war--Abuse of--Cuba.
- Cuba.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Moral and ethical aspects.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Abu Ghraib Prison.
- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba).
- Ethics, Medical.
- United States.
- Torture--ethics.
- Military Medicine--ethics.
- War Crimes--ethics.
- Prisoners.
- Medical Subjects:
- Ethics, Medical.
- United States.
- Torture--ethics.
- Military Medicine--ethics.
- War Crimes--ethics.
- Prisoners.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 220 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2006]
- Summary:
- The revelation that the United States was systematically torturing inmates at prisons run by its military and civilian leaders divided the nation and brought deep shame to many. When author Miles, an expert in medical ethics and an advocate for human rights, learned of it, one of his first thoughts was: "Where were the prison doctors while the abuses were taking place?" Here, he explains the answer: not only were doctors, nurses, and medics silent while prisoners were abused; physicians and psychologists provided information that helped determine how much and what kind of mistreatment could be delivered to detainees during interrogation. Additionally, these harsh examinations were monitored by health professionals operating under the purview of the U.S. military. Based on meticulous research and documentations, he tells a story markedly different from the official version, revealing involvement at every level of government. This book will reinvigorate Americans' understanding of why human rights matter.--From publisher description.
- Contents:
- Torture
- Medicine and torture
- Interrogation
- Homicide
- Neglect
- Silence
- Grave breaches
- Why oppose torture?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-220).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 140006578X
- OCLC:
- 65400799
- Publisher Number:
- 9781400065783
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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