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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... person may be imprisoned at Guantánamo without proof, presented before a neutral tribunal, that the incarceration is justified.8 At least, that's what the decision said. Enforcing this decision is another matter. • • • Introduction 7 ...
... person may be imprisoned at Guantánamo without proof, presented before a neutral tribunal, that the incarceration is justified.8 At least, that's what the decision said. Enforcing this decision is another matter. • • • Introduction 7 ...
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... person—almost invariably, it does. The proper question is whether that power has been exercised lawfully. The most important time to ask this question is precisely when the allegations against a person are the most serious, since that ...
... person—almost invariably, it does. The proper question is whether that power has been exercised lawfully. The most important time to ask this question is precisely when the allegations against a person are the most serious, since that ...
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... persons and property which would not in all cases be permissible in normal times.”12 But while Congress has authorized the use of force and the president has sent troops into battle, this conflict is very different from others that came ...
... persons and property which would not in all cases be permissible in normal times.”12 But while Congress has authorized the use of force and the president has sent troops into battle, this conflict is very different from others that came ...
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... person arrested under this program was charged in connection with 9/11),21 but that was not their primary purpose. The detentions were preventive. As a result, the great majority of prisoners were held for months but never charged with ...
... person arrested under this program was charged in connection with 9/11),21 but that was not their primary purpose. The detentions were preventive. As a result, the great majority of prisoners were held for months but never charged with ...
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... person in the place of the person being interrogated believe that his rights, as guaranteed under both international and US law, are being violated or withheld, or will be violated or withheld if he fails to cooperate. If your ...
... person in the place of the person being interrogated believe that his rights, as guaranteed under both international and US law, are being violated or withheld, or will be violated or withheld if he fails to cooperate. If your ...
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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