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TITLE:
The dark side : the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals / Jane Mayer.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
New York : Doubleday,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
392 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-369) and index.
Summary:
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. In some instances, torture worked. In many more, it led to false information, sometimes with devastating results. For instance, there is the stunning admission of one 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 the torture stop.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780385526395