false 3164189 3 On December 2, 2002 the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, signed his name at the bottom of a document that listed eighteen techniques of interrogation -- techniques that defied international definitions of torture. The Rumsfeld Memo authorized the controversial interrogation practices that later migrated to Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib and elsewhere, as part of the policy of extraordinary rendition. From a behind-the-scenes vantage point, Phillipe Sands investigates how the Rumsfeld Memo set the stage for a divergence from the Geneva Convention and the Torture Convention and holds the individual gatekeepers in the Bush administration accountable for their failure to safeguard international law. <i>The Torture Team</i> delves deep into the Bush administration to reveal: · How the policy of abuse originated with Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, and was promoted by their most senior lawyers · Personal accounts, through interview, of those most closely involved in the decisions · How the Joint Chiefs and normal military decision-making processes were circumvented · How Fox TV's <i>24</i> contributed to torture planning · How interrogation techniques were approved for use · How the new techniques were used on Mohammed Al Qahtani, alleged to be "the 20th highjacker" · How the senior lawyers who crafted the policy of abuse exposed themselves to the risk of war crimes charges 3196029 13 5 2008 Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values total:24|5:4|4:8|3:10|2:2|1:0| 24 86 106 9 3 0 false false Wed Jun 17 20:59:52 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 21:08:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 31 16:12:51 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 16:16:08 -0700 2009
Sounds cool to some because the terrorists are cruel and lack integrity, blowing up innocents. But it's not...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 07:35:25 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 12:14:48 -0700 2008 Philippe Sands, an international law professor, is not shy about his own evaluation of the case; he argues that top Bush administration lawyers are vulnerable to prosecution for human rights crimes. But he makes his case pretty carefully. He weaves together the publicly...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 21:20:25 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 12 01:45:56 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 23 21:20:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 18:05:01 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 18:06:16 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 30 11:57:07 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 11:59:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 11:05:46 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 11:07:24 -0800 2008
An eye opener! ]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 14:51:55 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 20:15:56 -0700 2009
I might give this "current political" genre another shot, but for now, it's on to (mostly)...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 18 10:57:19 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 11:02:01 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 10:25:43 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:25:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 19:30:45 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 19:30:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 12:31:28 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 12:31:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 09:13:45 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:13:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 07 05:47:39 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 05:47:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 04 16:52:54 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 16:53:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 19:41:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 19:41:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 06:32:19 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 06:32:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 18:30:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 18:30:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 18 10:35:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 10:35:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 13:55:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 13:55:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3164189