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Democracy Detained: Secret Unconstitutional Practices in the U.S. War on Terror

Nat Hentoff (Introduction by) and Barbara Olshansky
Edition: pb
ISBN: 9781583227343
Publisher: Seven Stories
Release Date: 2007-08-06
ITEM OVERVIEW
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 imprisoned without charge at Guantánamo Bay, to revelations of a surveillance network tapped into the homes of average citizens. Democracy Detained is an essential resource for Americans concerned about their civil rights.