Getting away with torture: secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law /
Christopher H. Pyle
- 1st ed.
- Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, c2009.
- xiii, 339 p., [16] p. of plates: ill.; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-321) and index.
A policy of torture -- Unleashing the dogs of war -- Torture by proxy -- Signaling permission -- Covering up -- The war criminals -- Torture reconsidered -- Congress : the enablers -- Judicial complicity -- Why do they hate our freedoms? -- Restoring the rule of law.
Torture--Government policy--United States. Prisoners of war--Abuse of--United States. Secrecy--Political aspects--United States. War crimes--United States. Rule of law--United States. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.