Getting away with torture: secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law / Christopher H. Pyle
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, c2009Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 339 p., [16] p. of plates: ill.; 24 cmISBN: 9781597973878 (hardcover : alk. paper); 1597973874 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): 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 | United States -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 973.931
Contents:
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.
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 973.931 PYL/G (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P14985 |
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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.
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