The dark side : the inside story of how the War on Terror turned into a war on American ideals /
Mayer, Jane 1955-
The dark side : the inside story of how the War on Terror turned into a war on American ideals / Jane Mayer. - 1st Anchor Books ed. - New York : Anchor Books, c2009. - 412 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
"With a new afterword."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-388) and index.
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. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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.
9780307456298 (pbk.) 0307456293 (pbk.)
2009517354
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
Military interrogation--United States.
War and emergency powers--United States.
Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-
Septiembre 11 Ataque terrorista, 2001--Influencia
Poderes de emergencia
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
United States--History--21st century.
Estados Unidos--Historia
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2001-2009
HV 6432 / M468d 2009
973.931
The dark side : the inside story of how the War on Terror turned into a war on American ideals / Jane Mayer. - 1st Anchor Books ed. - New York : Anchor Books, c2009. - 412 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
"With a new afterword."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-388) and index.
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. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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.
9780307456298 (pbk.) 0307456293 (pbk.)
2009517354
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
Military interrogation--United States.
War and emergency powers--United States.
Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-
Septiembre 11 Ataque terrorista, 2001--Influencia
Poderes de emergencia
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
United States--History--21st century.
Estados Unidos--Historia
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2001-2009
HV 6432 / M468d 2009
973.931