Getting away with torture
Subtitle: secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law
By: Christopher H. Pyle.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781597973878
Subjects: 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-; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A policy of torture; title: Unleashing the dogs of war; title: Torture by proxy; title: Signaling permission; title: Covering up; title: The war criminals; title: Torture reconsidered; title: Congress : the enablers; title: Judicial complicity; title: Why do they hate our freedoms?; title: Restoring the rule of law.