War by other means : an insider's account of the war on terror / John Yoo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yoo, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Government policy.

United States.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

War and emergency powers--United States.

War and emergency powers.

Physical Description:

xii, 292 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2006]

Summary:

John Yoo, the key legal architect of the Bush administration's response to 9/11, delivers a fascinating insider account of the War on Terror. While America reeled from the cataclysmic events of September 11, 2001, Yoo and a skeletal staff of the Office of Legal Counsel found themselves on the phone with the White House. In a series of memos, Yoo offered his legal opinions on the president's authority to respond, and in the process had an almost unmatched impact on America's fight against terrorism. His analysis led to many of the Bush administration's most controversial policies, including detention at Guantanamo Bay, coercive interrogation, military trials for terrorists, preemptive attacks, and the National Security Agency's wiretapping program. In fascinating detail, Yoo takes us inside the corridors of power and examines specific cases, from John Walker Lindh and Jose Padilla to an American al-Qaeda leader assassinated by a CIA pilotless drone in the deserts of Yemen. In a midterm election year, when the controversies over the president's handling of the War on Terror are sure to wage more forcefully than ever before, John Yoo's War by Other Means is set to become one of the fall's most talked about books.

Contents:

1 War 1

2 The Geneva Conventions 18

3 Assassination 48

4 The Patriot Act 70

5 The NSA and Wiretapping 99

6 Guantanamo Bay 128

7 Interrogation 165

8 Military Commissions 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-281) and index.

ISBN:

0871139456

OCLC:

70176955

Publisher Number:

9780871139450