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Bad advice: Bush's lawyers in the war on terror

Hardcover • 2009 • English

Bad advice: Bush's lawyers in the war on terror

By Harold H. Bruff

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From wiretapping American citizens to waterboarding foreign prisoners, the Bush administration has triggered an uproar over its tactics in the War on Terror - and over its justifications for using them. Through a close study of the legal advice provided to President Bush, former Justice Department attorney Harold Bruff provides an incisive and scathing critique of those justifications, which he finds at odds with both American law and moral authority. Bruff rigorously examines legal opinions reg...Show more

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ISBN

9780700616435

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Bad advice: Bush's lawyers in the war on terror

Format

Hardcover

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