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The dark side : the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals

Mayer, Jane

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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.

• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Subject: War on Terrorism, 2001- / September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Influence. / Military interrogation United States. / War and emergency powers United States. / United States Politics and government 2001- / United States History 21st century.
• ISBN: 9780307456298, 0307456293

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HV6432.M383 2009	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE