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001 2014012010
003 DLC
005 20141024084140.0
008 140519s2014 mau 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014012010
020 $a9780544341418 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHV6432$b.R56 2014
082 00 $a973.931$223
084 $aPOL036000$aPOL012000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRisen, James.
245 10 $aPay any price :$bgreed, power, and endless war /$cJames Risen.
264 1 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,$c2014.
300 $axvii, 285 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $a"War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely. Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, our government has done things every bit as shameful as its historic wartime abuses -- and until this book, it has worked very hard to cover them up. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. FDR authorized the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. Presidents Bush and Obama now must face their own reckoning. Power corrupts, but it is endless war that corrupts absolutely"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAbuse of administrative power$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWar and emergency powers$zUnited States.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Intelligence.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security.$2bisacsh