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history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the detainees, Sheikh Ibn al-Libi, that the confession he gave under duress—which provided a key piece of evidence buttressing congressional support of going to war against Iraq--was in fact fabricated, to make In some instances, torture worked. In many more, it led to false information, sometimes with devastating results. history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the George W. In some instances, torture worked.
In many more, it led to false information, sometimes with devastating results. history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the George W. In some instances, torture worked.
In many more, it led to false information, sometimes with devastating results. In gripping detail, acclaimed New Yorker writer and bestselling author, Jane Mayer, relates the impact of these decisions—U.S.-held prisoners, some of them completely innocent, were subjected to treatment more reminiscent of the George W. The radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick 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. Bush presidency. For instance, there is the stunning admission of one of the American experiment.
THE DARK SIDE will chronicle real, specific cases, shown in real time against the larger tableau of what was happening in Washington, looking at the intelligence gained—or not—and the price paid.
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