Monstering: Inside America's Policy of Secret Interrogations and Torture in the Terror War - Couverture souple

McKelvey, Tara

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465005462 ISBN 13 : 9780465005468

Editeur : Basic Books, 2008

Synopsis

In April 2004, the Abu Ghraib photographs set off an international scandal. Yet until this book, the full story behind that scandal has never been told. Tara McKelvey-the first U.S. journalist to speak with female prisoners from Abu Ghraib-traveled to the Middle East and across the United States to seek out victims and perpetrators. McKelvey tells how soldiers, acting in an atmosphere that encouraged abuse and sadism, were unleashed on a prison population of whom the vast majority, according to Army documents, were innocent citizens. She gained unprecedented access to soldiers, officers, administration officials, and suspected terrorists. She also provides an inside look at Justice Department theories of presidential power to show how the many abuses were licensed by the government.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tara McKelvey, a senior editor at the American Prospect and contributing editor at Marie Claire, is a research fellow at NYU School of Law's centre on Law and Security. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465005462
• ISBN 13: 9780465005468
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 319
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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