Democracy Detained
Secret Unconstitutional Practices in the U.S. War on Terror
$44.70
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2011
Summary
Democracy Detained exposes the deplorable secret crimes committed by the Bush administration in their war on terror. Prominent legal activist Barbara Olshansky documents the assault on our constitutional democracy since 9⁄11, meticulously analyzing the unlawful justifications made by the U.S. government for covert actions at home and abroad. She reports on current shocking practices, from the outsourcing of torture through extraordinary rendition, to first-person testimony from innocent men i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583227343 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583227342 |
| Author: | Barbara Olshansky |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“In measured, lucid detail, Barbara Olshansky presents a wide-ranging account of the Bush administration’s malfeasance. The grim record exposed in Democracy Detained should shame people who care for their country and its future, and encourage them to use the legacy of freedom they enjoy to put an end to these disgraceful crimes.” - Noam Chomsky”
About The Author
Barbara Olshansky
BARBARA OLSHANSKY is the Leah Kaplan Distinguished Professor in Human Rights at Stanford University. Previously, she was deputy legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and director counsel of the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative there. She was one of the lead attorneys who brought the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in a decision allowing the nearly 600 detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba to challenge their unlawful indefinite detentions.
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