Who needs due process?

Who needs due process?

Who needs due proc...

Fareed Zakaria

W. W. Norton, 2008

Undoing of the United States by the United States

+ Interesting but....
+ A must read for the current times
+ The Post American World

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

Philippe Sands

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

the terror of torture

+ Best torture evidence to date
+ A reminder of the banality of evil
+ The trail of torture

The 37th Amendment: A Novel

Susan Shelley

AuthorHouse, 2002

Riveting, Exciting, Thought-Provoking.

+ Thought Provoking
+ Freedom in free fall

This book is advertised as a legal thriller and it is -- it certainly keeps you turning the pages -- but it's a lot more than just a story about the lives and loves of lawyers. What Susan Shelley has done in this novel is amend the U.S. Constitution to solve the crime problem, and then start the ...

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

Jane Mayer

Doubleday, 2008

Illuminates the darkness

+ Blood, and Fire, and Pillars of Smoke
+ Exceptional and Horrific!

A beautifully written, powerful, well-documented book written by an honest, courageous, patriotic American. I found her book impossible to put down. Mayer's The Dark Side is a synthetic examination of the Bush presidency, and provides a most comprehensive overview of the history of the use of ...

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism

Ron Suskind

Harper, 2008

Thank you

+ Individual perspectives amidst geopolitical issues
+ great book
+ stunning clarity, clear sense of purpose...
+ Truth and Hope Survive

The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008

Bob Woodward

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Policy Evolution

+ An excellent account of Bush's recent Iraq Policy
+ Like watching the movie "Groundhogs Day", only without the jokes
+ An Abject Failure of Leadership

War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism

Douglas J. Feith

Harper, 2008

One hopes for more books of this type about the Iraq war.

+ Timeline facts on the war on terrorism
+ a good first draft of history

This is an essential fact book for every person curious about the U.S. government's decision making that led to the Afghan and Iraq wars and their pursuit in the early years. Douglas Feith's memoir includes the period in which he served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. He covers ...