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Dark side
the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals
Jane Mayer.

Published 2008 by Doubleday in New York .
Written in English.

About the Book

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.931
Library of Congress
HV6432 .M383 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
392 p. :
Number of pages
392

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17032873M
Internet Archive
darksideinsidest00maye
ISBN 10
0385526393
ISBN 13
9780385526395
LC Control Number
2008299452
Library Thing
5659443
Goodreads
3280003

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September 27, 2008 Created by ImportBot Initial record created, from Library of Congress MARC record.