Dark side :the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals
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No. Panggil
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973.931 May
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Pengarang
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Mayer, Jane.; Domitor.Library of Congress.Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.;
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Tempat Terbit
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New York
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Penerbit
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Doubleday,
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Tahun Terbit
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2008
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Subject
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Terorisme; Peraturan dan Undang; undang; War on Terrorism, 2001; 2009.; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Military interrogation; War and emergency powers;
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Klasifikasi
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973.931
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Abstrak/Catatan
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-369) and index.; 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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