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Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Tackles some of the most challenging dilemmas and the new post-9/11 realities confronting Congress as it legislates the new ground rules for the war on terror. Presents an agenda for reforming statutory laws governing this new battle that balances need for security, rule of law, and constitutional rights of freedom"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"On April 16, 2009, the Justice Department released never-before-seen secret memos describing, in graphic detail, the brutal interrogation techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration's "war on terror." Now, for the first time, the key documents are compiled in one remarkable volume, showing that the U.S. government's top attorneys were instrumental in rationalizing acts of torture and cruelty ... to authorize what the law absolutely forbids....
Series
Hoover Institution Press publication volume 537
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English