Dark Side : : the Inside Story of how the war on Terror Turned Into a war on American Ideals

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Call Number: 973.931 Ma
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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.
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. This is a dramatic account of how the United States made terrible decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. Whatever the short-term gains, there were incalculable losses in terms of moral standing, our country's place in the world, and its sense of itself.--From publisher description.

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Clear and Informative submitted by Sara W on June 21, 2011, 2:39am A scary and fascinating look at how we came to be fighting the war on terror with secret prisons and enhanced interrogation techniques. Mayer expertly distills the complex legal operations of the government and executive branch into clear and engaging language. Terrifying and educational, this book explains what happened, how it happened and how it certainly doesn't seem to be helping.