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001 2008299452
003 DLC
005 20080729133802.0
008 080711s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aHV6432$b.M383 2008
082 04 $a973.931$222
100 1 $aMayer, Jane.
245 10 $aDark side :$bthe inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals /$cJane Mayer.
260 $aNew York :$bDoubleday,$cc2008.
300 $a392 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aIn 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.
650 0 $aWar on Terrorism, 2001-
650 0 $aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001$xInfluence.
650 0 $aMilitary interrogation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWar and emergency powers$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2001-
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$y21st century.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2008299452-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2008299452-d.html