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Devastating critique of Bush/Cheney's deranged emotional response to 9/11. Clarifies not just the abject illegality and anti-Americanism of torture, but also its ineffectiveness and dangerous consequences. The book is not as tightly written as Mayer's subsequent "Dark" work: Dark Money
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Great, in-depth look at the legal and political maneuvering following 9/11 that allowed for the use of enhanced interrogations in the fight against terrorism. While repetitive and slow moving at times, the reader gets a clear picture of who was fighting for upholding the nation's standards of human rights, and who was arguing for executive authority to ignore nearly universally accepted legal doctrine such as the Geneva Conventions. Sort of indirectly the author also includes much information ab
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What a fabulous book... but sad in that these events were even allowed to happen. Each day more and more facts come out. This administration has made a mockery of the Constitution and the very essence of America and our 'supposed' freedom.
A lot of people need to be held accountable: Bush for not getting involved and for looking the other way. Cheney and Addington for their lies and manipulations; Rumsfeld for his arrogance and love of war, John Yoo, who connived, twisted, manipulated and otherw ...more
A lot of people need to be held accountable: Bush for not getting involved and for looking the other way. Cheney and Addington for their lies and manipulations; Rumsfeld for his arrogance and love of war, John Yoo, who connived, twisted, manipulated and otherw ...more
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Compelling, disturbing and damning. Amazing look at the slide into torture after 9/11, as well as the few officials who tried to fight against it.
Compelling, disturbing and damning. Amazing look at the slide into torture after 9/11, as well as the few officials who tried to fight against it.
Good overview of the Bush Six war crimes, especially those of David Addington - a secretive figure who has not yet received the full opprobrium of the American public that he so richly deserves.
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