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Crimes of Terror

The Legal and Political Implications of Federal Terrorism Prosecutions

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The U.S. government's power to categorize individuals as terrorist suspects and therefore ineligible for certain long-standing constitutional protections has expanded exponentially since 9/11, all the while remaining resistant to oversight. Crimes of Terror: The Legal and Political Implications of Federal Terrorism Prosecutions provides a comprehensive and uniquely up-to-date dissection of the ... Read more

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The U.S. government's power to categorize individuals as terrorist suspects and therefore ineligible for certain long-standing constitutional protections has expanded exponentially since 9/11, all the while remaining resistant to oversight. Crimes of Terror: The Legal and Political Implications of Federal Terrorism Prosecutions provides a comprehensive and uniquely up-to-date dissection of the
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Reign of Terror

How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump

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**A New York Times Critics’ Top Book of 2021"An impressive combination of diligence and verve, deploying Ackerman’s deep stores of knowledge as a national security journalist to full effect. The result is a narrative of the last 20 years that is upsetting, discerning and brilliantly argued." —The New York Times"One of the most illuminating books to come out of the Trump era." —New York MagazineAn ... Read more

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**A New York Times Critics’ Top Book of 2021"An impressive combination of diligence and verve, deploying Ackerman’s deep stores of knowledge as a national security journalist to full effect. The result is a narrative of the last 20 years that is upsetting, discerning and brilliantly argued." —The New York Times"One of the most illuminating books to come out of the Trump era." —New York MagazineAn
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The Dark Side

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

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The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world—decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In spellbinding detail, Jane Mayer relates the impact of these decisions by which key players, namely Vice President Dick Cheney ... Read more

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The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world—decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In spellbinding detail, Jane Mayer relates the impact of these decisions by which key players, namely Vice President Dick Cheney
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Spiral

Trapped in the Forever War

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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 ... 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

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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 ... 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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Courting Disaster

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

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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 ... 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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The Drone Memos

Targeted Killing, Secrecy and the Law

by Jameel Jaffer ...

"A trenchant summation" and analysis of the legal rationales behind the US drone policy of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including US citizens ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In the long response to 9/11, the US government initiated a deeply controversial policy of "targeted killing"—the extrajudicial execution of suspected terrorists and militants, typically via drones. A ... Read more

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"A trenchant summation" and analysis of the legal rationales behind the US drone policy of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including US citizens ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In the long response to 9/11, the US government initiated a deeply controversial policy of "targeted killing"—the extrajudicial execution of suspected terrorists and militants, typically via drones. A
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Rogue Justice

The Making of the Security State

by Karen J. Greenberg ...

The definitive account of how America’s War on Terror sparked a decade-long assault on the rule of law, weakening our courts and our Constitution in the name of national security.The day after September 11, President Bush tasked the attorney general with preventing another terrorist attack on the United States. From that day forward, the Bush administration turned to the Department of Justice to ... Read more

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The definitive account of how America’s War on Terror sparked a decade-long assault on the rule of law, weakening our courts and our Constitution in the name of national security.The day after September 11, President Bush tasked the attorney general with preventing another terrorist attack on the United States. From that day forward, the Bush administration turned to the Department of Justice to
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Enemy of the State

The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein

by Michael A. Newton, Michael P. Scharf ...

At 12:21 p.m., on October 19, 2005, Saddam Hussein was escorted into the Courtroom of the Iraqi High Tribunal in Baghdad for one of the most important and chaotic trials in history. For a year, two American law professors had led an elite team of experts who prepared the judges and prosecutors for "the mother of all trials." Michael Scharf, a former State Department official who helped create the ... Read more

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At 12:21 p.m., on October 19, 2005, Saddam Hussein was escorted into the Courtroom of the Iraqi High Tribunal in Baghdad for one of the most important and chaotic trials in history. For a year, two American law professors had led an elite team of experts who prepared the judges and prosecutors for "the mother of all trials." Michael Scharf, a former State Department official who helped create the
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The Terror Presidency

Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration

by Jack Goldsmith ...

A central player's account of the clash between the rule of law and the necessity of defending America.Jack Goldsmith's duty as head of the Office of Legal Counsel was to advise President Bush what he could and could not do...legally. Goldsmith took the job in October 2003 and began to review the work of his predecessors. Their opinions were the legal framework governing the conduct of the ... Read more

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A central player's account of the clash between the rule of law and the necessity of defending America.Jack Goldsmith's duty as head of the Office of Legal Counsel was to advise President Bush what he could and could not do...legally. Goldsmith took the job in October 2003 and began to review the work of his predecessors. Their opinions were the legal framework governing the conduct of the
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Torture Team

Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values

by Philippe Sands ...

"The parallel with Nazi Germany's descent into immorality is impossible to escape. This may well be the most important book to emerge since 9/11." ―Robert Harris, bestselling author of ConclaveOn December 2, 2002 the US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, signed his name at the bottom of a document that listed eighteen techniques of interrogation—techniques that defied international ... Read more

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"The parallel with Nazi Germany's descent into immorality is impossible to escape. This may well be the most important book to emerge since 9/11." ―Robert Harris, bestselling author of ConclaveOn December 2, 2002 the US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, signed his name at the bottom of a document that listed eighteen techniques of interrogation—techniques that defied international
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Why Terrorism Works

Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge

by Alan M. Dershowitz ...

The greatest danger facing the world today, says Alan M. Dershowitz, comes from religiously inspired, state sponsored terrorist groups that seek to develop weapons of mass destruction for use against civilian targets. In his newest book, Dershowitz argues passionately and persuasively that global terrorism is a phenomenon largely of our own making and that we must and can take steps to reduce the ... Read more

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The greatest danger facing the world today, says Alan M. Dershowitz, comes from religiously inspired, state sponsored terrorist groups that seek to develop weapons of mass destruction for use against civilian targets. In his newest book, Dershowitz argues passionately and persuasively that global terrorism is a phenomenon largely of our own making and that we must and can take steps to reduce the
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