Democracy Detained

Democracy Detained
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Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 9781583229606
ISBN-13 : 1583229604
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Book Synopsis Democracy Detained by : Barbara Olshansky

Download or read book Democracy Detained written by Barbara Olshansky and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy Detained exposes the deplorable secret crimes committed by the Bush administration in their war on terror. Prominent legal activist Barbara Olshansky documents the assault on our constitutional democracy since 9/11, meticulously analyzing the unlawful justifications made by the U.S. government for covert actions at home and abroad. She reports on current shocking practices, from the outsourcing of torture through extraordinary rendition, to first-person testimony from innocent men imprisoned without charge at Guantánamo Bay, to revelations of a surveillance network tapped into the homes of average citizens. Democracy Detained is an essential resource for Americans concerned about their civil rights.


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