The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer
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Author: Jane MayerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-05
ISBN: 0307456293
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Anchor
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- ISBN13: 9780307456298
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Book Review: A Comedy Of Terrors
Summary: 5 Stars
Ms. Mayer has done a great service for our country by writing this book. She lays out in a highly informative and engrossing read how the Bush Administration fell into the abyss of sanctioning torture and denying individuals their civil rights. The Machiavelian Vice-President Cheney, his right-hand troll David Addington and legal adviser John Yoo come under especially harsh criticism. Addington's and Yoo's Orwellian, legalistic sophistry in justifying torture and how the President is above the law is truly breathtaking. If these two are considered to be the best and the brightest of the legal community then our nation is in deep doo-doo.
Once the Abu Ghraib torture photos came out, it's almost comical how the CIA and some cabinet members scurry around in damage-control mode trying to save their own little hinnies. Some of the descriptions of torture are difficult to read. The subterfuge by especially Cheney, Addington, Rumsfeld, Yoo, Tenet, Gonzales and some personnel is infuriating. The book, however, also explains how many people within the FBI, some military officials and conservative Republicans working within the Administration heroically tried to thwart Cheney's monstrous shenanigans. Well worth reading if you care about our nation and civil rights.
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