Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values - Hardcover

Sands, Philippe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230603904 ISBN 13: 9780230603905

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2008

Synopsis

Torture Team The Rumsfeld Memo authorized controversial interrogation practices that migrated to Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib, and elsewhere. Sands investigates how the memo set the stage for a divergence from the Geneva Convention and the Torture Convention, and he holds the Bush administration accountable. Full description

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Review:

'A gripping book ... one day we'll see the captains of the torture team in court.' - Michael Byers, Guardian 'May well be the best bit of contemporary investigative journalism you will read ... follows a paper trail and nails the truth.' - Rod Liddle, Sunday Times 'Gripping furious and very serious indeed.' - John le Carre

About the Author:

Philippe Sands is an international lawyer and a professor of law at University College London. He is the author of Lawless World and is frequently a commentator on news and current affairs programs including CNN, MSNBC, and BBC World Service. He has been involved in many leading international cases, including those involving the treatment of British detainees at Guantanamo Bay. He lives in London, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0230603904
• ISBN 13: 9780230603905
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 254