Title Getting away with torture : secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law / Christopher H. Pyle

Edition 1st ed Published Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations 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 Summary Follows the paper trail of torture memos that led to abuses at Guantanámo, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-321) and index Notes Print version record Subject 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. HISTORY -- United States -- 21st Century. Politics and government Prisoners of war -- Abuse of Rule of law Torture -- Government policy War crimes Terrorismus Bekämpfung Folter SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071 Subject United States USA Form Electronic book ISBN 9781597976213 1597976210

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