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Book, Jane Mayer, The dark side : the inside story of how the War on Terror turned into a war on American ideals, 2008
... September 2011 Terrorist attacks...September 2011 Terrorist attacks Prisoners of war - Abuse of - United States In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. ...
In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. Radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the American experiment.
Ill, index, bib, p.392.non-fictionIn the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. Radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the American experiment.september 2011 terrorist attacks, prisoners of war - abuse of - united states
