The Foreign Service Journal, September 2007

26 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 7 t is by now sadly apparent that the Bush administration’s approach to fighting terrorism has been a disaster for America’s global reputation. On Sept. 11, 2001, the hearts of people far and wide went out to Americans for the senseless horror that had been visited upon them. The world seemed united in a determination to stamp out this new and dangerous form of evil. How quickly things changed. Terrorism remains a serious threat, but the latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey shows F O C U S O N H U M A N R I G H T S A C URE W ORSE THAN THE D ISEASE ? T HE HEART OF THE ADMINISTRATION ’ S APPROACH TO CURBING TERRORISM IS THE USE OF TORTURE AND COERCION TO FORCE INFORMATION FROM SUSPECTS . B Y K ENNETH R OTH I Ian Dodds