He asserts that any means should be utilized on a terrorist, who is caught during an extreme situation, such as a bomb threat, since there is a limitation on time and information is needed to protect as many civilians as possible. Krauthammer refers to this as a “ticking time bomb” exception. This is further followed by the “slower-fuse high-value terrorist” circumstance in which an influential terrorist should be tortured as well because her/his information can be utilized to plan for future attacks and tactically protect the lives of numerous people. To support this exception, Krauthammer refers to the detainment and water boarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a member of al Qaeda, by American operatives in order to extract information about plans and cell locations. Clearly, this intelligence would not be obtained by abiding to McCain’s
He asserts that any means should be utilized on a terrorist, who is caught during an extreme situation, such as a bomb threat, since there is a limitation on time and information is needed to protect as many civilians as possible. Krauthammer refers to this as a “ticking time bomb” exception. This is further followed by the “slower-fuse high-value terrorist” circumstance in which an influential terrorist should be tortured as well because her/his information can be utilized to plan for future attacks and tactically protect the lives of numerous people. To support this exception, Krauthammer refers to the detainment and water boarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a member of al Qaeda, by American operatives in order to extract information about plans and cell locations. Clearly, this intelligence would not be obtained by abiding to McCain’s