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Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values
by Philippe Sands

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Publisher Comments:

On December 2, 2002 the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, signed his name at the bottom of a document that listed eighteen techniques of interrogation--techniques that defied international definitions of torture. The Rumsfeld Memo authorized the controversial interrogation practices that later migrated to Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib and elsewhere, as part of the policy of extraordinary rendition. From a behind-the-scenes vantage point, Phillipe Sands investigates how the Rumsfeld Memo set the stage for a divergence from the Geneva Convention and the Torture Convention and holds the individual gatekeepers in the Bush administration accountable for their failure to safeguard international law.

The Torture Team delves deep into the Bush administration to reveal:
 ·        How the policy of abuse originated with Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, and was promoted by their most senior lawyers
·        Personal accounts, through interview, of those most closely involved in the decisions
  ·        How the Joint Chiefs and normal military decision-making processes were circumvented
·        How Fox TV’s 24 contributed to torture planning
·        How interrogation techniques were approved for use
·        How the new techniques were used on Mohammed Al Qahtani, alleged to be “the 20th highjacker”
 ·        How the senior lawyers who crafted the policy of abuse exposed themselves to the risk of war crimes charges

Synopsis:

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.
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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.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780230603905
Subtitle:
Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values
Author:
Sands, Philippe
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Subject:
POL040010
Subject:
History
Subject:
Human Rights
Subject:
Government - Executive Branch
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights
Subject:
United States - 21st Century
Edition Description:
Revised
Publication Date:
20080513
Binding:
HC
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
9.33x6.51x1.00 in. 1.04 lbs.
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