The dark side : the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals /
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, secret...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York :
Doubleday,
c2008.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 392 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-369) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0385526393 9780385526395 |