We highly recommend this messaging guide making the national security case against torture. This paper contains specific messaging tips, a number of quotes from key military, intelligence and security experts as well as a section with tips for answering hard questions.

Using a new survey dataset on torture collected during the 2008 election combined with a comprehensive archive of public opinion on torture, this whitepaper shows that a majority of Americans have been opposed to torture.

New public opinion research on Human Rights from The Opportunity Agenda examines the opinion of three key audiences on human rights in the U.S. as applied to social justice issues: the American public, social justice advocates not currently using the human rights approach, and journalists who regularly cover social issues. While the research focuses on the domestic application of a human rights framework, the results and recommendations address international human rights mechanisms, including treaties and the UN, and should be interesting to all human rights advocates.

Arab Americans In The Mainstreamclass
by James Zogby, (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)