Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power: Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential PowerSimon and Schuster, 3 iul. 2006 - 336 pagini In his address to the nation on September 20, 2001, President Bush declared war on terrorism and set in motion a detention policy unlike any we have ever seen. Since then, the United States has seized thousands of people from around the globe, setting off a firestorm of controversy. Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power explores that policy and the intense debates that have followed. Written by an expert on the subject, one of the lawyers who fought -- and won -- the right for prisoners to have judicial review, this important book will be of immense interest to liberals and conservatives alike. With shocking facts and firsthand accounts, Margulies takes readers deep into the Guantánamo Bay prison, into the interrogation rooms and secret cells where hundreds of men and boys have been designated "enemy combatants." Held without legal process, they have been consigned to live out their days in isolation until the Bush administration sees fit to release them -- if itever does. Margulies warns Americans to be especially concerned by the administration's assertion that the Presidentcan have unlimited and unchecked legal authority. Tracing the arguments on both sides of the debate, this vitally important book paints a portrait of a country divided, on the brink of ethical collapse, where the loss of personal freedoms is under greater threat than ever before. |
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... justice is done, we will deprive an innocent person of his liberty or his life. Since 1973, for instance, 121 people nationwide have been released from death row based on evidence of innocence. In Illinois, where I now live, as many ...
... justice is done, we will deprive an innocent person of his liberty or his life. Since 1973, for instance, 121 people nationwide have been released from death row based on evidence of innocence. In Illinois, where I now live, as many ...
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... Justice Frank Murphy once observed, the war power gives the president “authority to exercise measures of control over persons and property which would not in all cases be permissible in normal times.”12 But while Congress has authorized ...
... Justice Frank Murphy once observed, the war power gives the president “authority to exercise measures of control over persons and property which would not in all cases be permissible in normal times.”12 But while Congress has authorized ...
Pagina 13
... Justice Robert Jackson warned that “[n]o penance would ever expiate the sin against free government of holding that a President can escape control of executive powers by law through assuming his military role.”14 But the concern that ...
... Justice Robert Jackson warned that “[n]o penance would ever expiate the sin against free government of holding that a President can escape control of executive powers by law through assuming his military role.”14 But the concern that ...
Pagina 23
... Justice Department. In his declaration, Reynolds warned that “as long as these investigations remain open and active, disclosing the information in question could result in significant harm to the interests of the United States ...
... Justice Department. In his declaration, Reynolds warned that “as long as these investigations remain open and active, disclosing the information in question could result in significant harm to the interests of the United States ...
Pagina 24
... Justice Department, whereas virtually all of the prisoners held in connection with the war on terror, at Guantánamo and elsewhere, are in the custody of the Defense Department and the CIA. How do the military and the CIA gather “human ...
... Justice Department, whereas virtually all of the prisoners held in connection with the war on terror, at Guantánamo and elsewhere, are in the custody of the Defense Department and the CIA. How do the military and the CIA gather “human ...
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UNLIKE ANY OTHER WE HAVE EVER SEEN | 61 |
OUR EXECUTIVE DOESNT | 129 |
THE FUTURE OF CAMP DELTA | 201 |
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Abu Ghraib abuse of presidential Administration’s detention policy Afghan Afghanistan al-Qaeda allegations Amendment American Army Field Manual Article 5 hearings authority base Bush Administration Camp Delta Camp X-Ray captured cell Civilian commander in chief confessions counsel CSRT Cuba custody Dana Priest Department of Defense Detainees enemy combatant federal court filed forced Geneva Conventions Guantánamo Bay guards habeas Hamdi held Human Rights intelligence International interrogation techniques Iraq July June Justice KUBARK KUBARK manual laws of war lawyers litigation Mamdouh McCain ment officials operations Padilla Pentagon person president presidential power Press pris prisoner’s prisoners at Guantánamo Qaeda Qahtani Rasul redacted released rendition Report Rumsfeld Schwable Secretary Senate September 11 Shafiq Shafiq Rasul soldiers status Supreme Court Taliban terror terrorist Tim Golden tion told torture memo Torture Papers tribunal U.S. military United war on terror Washington Post York