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The torture memos : rationalizing the unthinkable

Title: The torture memos : rationalizing the unthinkable / edited and with introductory commentary by David Cole ; [with a foreword by Philippe Sands].
Publication: New York, N.Y. : New Press, c2009.

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[xi], 291 p.; 21cm.

Summary

"On April 16, 2009, the Justice Department released never-before-seen secret memos describing, in graphic detail, the brutal interrogation techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration's "war on terror." Now, for the first time, the key documents are compiled in one remarkable volume, showing that the U.S. government's top attorneys were instrumental in rationalizing acts of torture and cruelty ... to authorize what the law absolutely forbids. This collection gives readers an unfiltered look at the tactics approved for use in the CIA's secret overseas prisons ... and at the incredible arguments advanced to give them a green light. Originally issued in secret by the Office of Legal Counsel between 2002 and 2005, the documents collected here have been edited only to eliminate repetition. They reflect, in their own words, the analysis that guided the legal architects of the Bush administration's interrogation policies."--P. [4] of cover.
"'A dark and painful chapter in our history'--President Barack Obama."--Cover.

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JFD 12-1721

ISBN

LCCN

2009037129

OCLC

406175732

Title

The torture memos : rationalizing the unthinkable / edited and with introductory commentary by David Cole ; [with a foreword by Philippe Sands].

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : New Press, c2009.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Cole, David, 1958-

Sands, Philippe, 1960-

Research Call Number

JFD 12-1721