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082 0 0 _a973.931
100 1 _aMayer, Jane
_d1955-
_q(Jane Meredith),
245 1 4 _aThe dark side :
_bthe inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals /
_cJane Mayer.
260 _aNew York :
_bDoubleday,
_cc2008.
300 _a392 p., [8] p. de pl. :
_bill., portr. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aBibliographical references (p. 361-369) and index
520 _aIn 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.
650 0 _aWar on Terrorism, 2001-
650 6 _aOperation Liberte immuable, 2001-
650 0 _aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
_xInfluence.
650 6 _aAttentats du 11 septembre 2001, Etats-Unis
_xInfluence.
650 0 _aMilitary interrogation
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aGuerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-
_9434
650 0 _aWar and emergency powers
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aSeptiembre 11 Ataque terrorista, 2001
_95597
_xInfluencia
650 0 _aPoderes de emergencia
_95598
650 7 _aTerrorisme
_xLutte contre
_zEtats-Unis.
_2ram
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y2001-
651 6 _aEtats-Unis
_xPolitique et gouvernement
_y2001-2009.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_y21st century.
651 4 _aEstados Unidos
_xHistoria
_92914
651 4 _aEstados Unidos
_xPolĂ­tica y gobierno
_y2001-2009
_9507
651 7 _aEtats-Unis
_xPolitique et gouvernement
_y2001-2009.
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