The Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable - Softcover

Cole, David

 
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Synopsis

The war on terror was justified by a wealth of legislation created by the US government. For the first time, these key Office of Legal Counsel documents are brought together creating an undeniable expose. These recently released memos authored by John Yoo, Steven Bradbury et al, demonstrate the reasoning the OLC used to justify terrible acts of torture, provising undeniable evidence that these officials were complicit in the authorisation of these abusive acts. Edited by the renowned legal scholar David Cole, this is an essential document in the fight against injustice

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The war on terror was justified by a wealth of legislation created by the US government. For the first time, these key Office of Legal Counsel documents are brought together creating an undeniable expose. These recently released memos authored by John Yoo, Steven Bradbury et al, demonstrate the reasoning the OLC used to justify terrible acts of torture, provising undeniable evidence that these officials were complicit in the authorisation of these abusive acts. Edited by the renowned legal scholar David Cole, this is an essential document in the fight against injustice

Review

"A must-read for anyone trying to reconstruct and understand how the US ended up using medieval torture methods in the 21st Century." Clive Stafford Smith - Director of Reprieve and author of "Bad Men: Guantanamo Bay and the Secret Prisons".

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ISBN 10:  1851687351 ISBN 13:  9781851687350
Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2009
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