Bibliograph

Dark side, the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals, Jane Mayer

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Dark side, the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals, Jane Mayer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]- 369) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dark side

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

229309144

Responsibility statement

Jane Mayer

Sub title

the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals

Summary

In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. Radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the American experiment.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

Panic -- Blame -- The warning -- Men of zeal -- Detainee 001 -- Outsourcing torture -- Inside the black sites -- The experiment -- The memo -- A deadly interrogation -- Blowback -- Cover-up

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