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Torture As Public Policy

Restoring U.S. Credibility on the World Stage

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After September 11, 2001 the Bush Administration decided that the most important intelligence about terrorism would come from the interrogation of captives suspected of terrorism. As a result, many detainees were subject to harsh interrogation techniques that at times amounted to torture. Here, James P. Pfiffner authoritatively examines the policy directives, operational decisions, and leadership ... Read more

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After September 11, 2001 the Bush Administration decided that the most important intelligence about terrorism would come from the interrogation of captives suspected of terrorism. As a result, many detainees were subject to harsh interrogation techniques that at times amounted to torture. Here, James P. Pfiffner authoritatively examines the policy directives, operational decisions, and leadership
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Organizing the Presidency

by Stephen Hess, James P. Pfiffner ...

Examining how the White House works-or doesn't-before and after TrumpDonald Trump has reinvented the presidency, transforming it from a well-oiled if sometimes cumbersome institution into what has often seemed to be a one-man show. But even Trump's unorthodox presidency requires institutional support, from a constantly rotating White House staff and cabinet who have sought to carry out-and ... Read more

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Examining how the White House works-or doesn't-before and after TrumpDonald Trump has reinvented the presidency, transforming it from a well-oiled if sometimes cumbersome institution into what has often seemed to be a one-man show. But even Trump's unorthodox presidency requires institutional support, from a constantly rotating White House staff and cabinet who have sought to carry out-and
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Known and Unknown

A Memoir

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A powerful memoir from the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald RumsfeldWith the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history ... Read more

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A powerful memoir from the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald RumsfeldWith the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history
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9-11

Was There an Alternative?

by Noam Chomsky ...

In 9-11, published in November 2001 and arguably the single most influential post 9-11 book, internationally renowned thinker Noam Chomsky bridged the information gap around the World Trade Center attacks, cutting through the tangle of political opportunism, expedient patriotism, and general conformity that choked off American discourse in the months immediately following. Chomsky placed the ... Read more

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In 9-11, published in November 2001 and arguably the single most influential post 9-11 book, internationally renowned thinker Noam Chomsky bridged the information gap around the World Trade Center attacks, cutting through the tangle of political opportunism, expedient patriotism, and general conformity that choked off American discourse in the months immediately following. Chomsky placed the
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The Dark Side

The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

by Jane Mayer ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR • A sweeping account of the fateful decisions, flawed intelligence, and destructive ideologies that led to America’s post–9/11 forever wars“Deeply troubling, but splendidly executed . . . Mayer does invaluable work locking these reports into a coherent narrative framework and sketching in vital connective details and insights. . . . Superb.” ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR • A sweeping account of the fateful decisions, flawed intelligence, and destructive ideologies that led to America’s post–9/11 forever wars“Deeply troubling, but splendidly executed . . . Mayer does invaluable work locking these reports into a coherent narrative framework and sketching in vital connective details and insights. . . . Superb.”
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The Terror Conspiracy Revisited

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The New York Times bestselling journalist and leading conspiracy writer presents his latest findings on the truth behind the 9/11 terror attacks.The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 ushered the United States into an era of war across the Middle East and government surveillance at home. In The Terror Conspiracy Revisited, Jim Marrs updates his authoritative dissection of the official story of 9 ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling journalist and leading conspiracy writer presents his latest findings on the truth behind the 9/11 terror attacks.The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 ushered the United States into an era of war across the Middle East and government surveillance at home. In The Terror Conspiracy Revisited, Jim Marrs updates his authoritative dissection of the official story of 9
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Spiral

Trapped in the Forever War

by Mark Danner ...

In “a clear-eyed and shrewd examination…of how the US seems to be mired in a losing and intractable battle against global terrorism” (Publishers Weekly), Mark Danner describes a nation forever altered by President George W. Bush’s war of choice after 9/11.The War on Terror has led to fifteen years of armed conflict, the longest war in America’s history. Al Qaeda, the organization that attacked us ... Read more

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In “a clear-eyed and shrewd examination…of how the US seems to be mired in a losing and intractable battle against global terrorism” (Publishers Weekly), Mark Danner describes a nation forever altered by President George W. Bush’s war of choice after 9/11.The War on Terror has led to fifteen years of armed conflict, the longest war in America’s history. Al Qaeda, the organization that attacked us
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Angler

The Cheney Vice Presidency

by Barton Gellman ...

**A New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Inspiration for the film Vice"Jaw-dropping . . . It reads like a thriller." —The New York TimesThe landmark exposé of the most powerful and secretive vice president in American history**Barton Gellman shared the Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for a keen-edged reckoning with Dick Cheney's domestic agenda in The Washington Post. In ... Read more

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**A New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Inspiration for the film Vice"Jaw-dropping . . . It reads like a thriller." —The New York TimesThe landmark exposé of the most powerful and secretive vice president in American history**Barton Gellman shared the Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for a keen-edged reckoning with Dick Cheney's domestic agenda in The Washington Post. In
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How America Was Lost

From 9/11 to the Police/Welfare State

by Paul Craig Roberts ...

Even as the view of America as a rogue state consolidates abroad, Americans appear largely bystanders at the spectacle of their government running amok. People forget the myriad instances of their government's flouting of the Constitution and international legal norms-- if ever they were aware of them in the first place--accepting to live in the increasingly pernicious "new normal" with little ... Read more

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Even as the view of America as a rogue state consolidates abroad, Americans appear largely bystanders at the spectacle of their government running amok. People forget the myriad instances of their government's flouting of the Constitution and international legal norms-- if ever they were aware of them in the first place--accepting to live in the increasingly pernicious "new normal" with little
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A Question of Torture

CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror

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"An indispensable and riveting account" of the CIA's development and use of torture, from the cold war to Abu Ghraib and beyond (Naomi Klein, The Nation).In this revelatory account of the CIA's fifty-year effort to develop new forms of torture, historian Alfred W. McCoy locates the deep roots of recent scandals at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo in a long-standing, covert program of interrogation. A ... Read more

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"An indispensable and riveting account" of the CIA's development and use of torture, from the cold war to Abu Ghraib and beyond (Naomi Klein, The Nation).In this revelatory account of the CIA's fifty-year effort to develop new forms of torture, historian Alfred W. McCoy locates the deep roots of recent scandals at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo in a long-standing, covert program of interrogation. A
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Courting Disaster

How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack

by Marc Thiessen ...

White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bush’s 2006 speech explaining the CIA’s interrogation program and why Congress should authorize it. Few know more about these CIA operations than Thiessen. In his new book, Courting Disaster, Thiessen documents just how effective the ... Read more

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White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bush’s 2006 speech explaining the CIA’s interrogation program and why Congress should authorize it. Few know more about these CIA operations than Thiessen. In his new book, Courting Disaster, Thiessen documents just how effective the
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Kill or Capture

The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency

by Daniel Klaidman ...

"Divulge[s] the details of top-level deliberations—details that were almost certainly known only to the administration's inner circle" ( The Wall Street Journal).When he was elected in 2008, Barack Obama had vowed to close Guantánamo, put an end to coercive interrogation and military tribunals, and restore American principles of justice. Yet by the end of his first term he had backtracked on each ... Read more

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"Divulge[s] the details of top-level deliberations—details that were almost certainly known only to the administration's inner circle" ( The Wall Street Journal).When he was elected in 2008, Barack Obama had vowed to close Guantánamo, put an end to coercive interrogation and military tribunals, and restore American principles of justice. Yet by the end of his first term he had backtracked on each
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