I agree with the author Michael Levin on his views about torture. It is generally assumed that torture is impermissible. I believe this attitude is unwise. There are many situations in which torture is mandatory.
In the case of 911 in which two terrorists hijacked two planes and flew into the World Trade Center killing over two thousand people, injuring thousands more, devastated the entire city, families of the victims, children who lost their mothers and fathers. Companies closed or relocated, many people lost jobs. We