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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, Jane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Military interrogation--United States.

Military interrogation.

War and emergency powers--United States.

War and emergency powers.

History.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

United States--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, [2008]

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. 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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0385526393

9780385526395

OCLC:

229309144

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