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Karen J. Greenberg

Autore di The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib

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Karen J. Greenberg is director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School of Law. She is also the author of The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days.

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Karen Greenberg emerged as a key figure in the Guantánamo debate in the spring of 2004. While fact-checking an article on torture for a law magazine, she uncovered a trove of documents outlining the U.S. government’s torture policies at Abu Ghraib prison. Her findings led to her first book on the subject, co-edited with Joshua Dratel, called The Torture Papers. She has since written four other books on national security and terrorism. Highlights of this interview include discussions of Greenberg’s personal experience on 9/11, the opening of and initial policies at Guantánamo Bay, early changes of command at Guantánamo and the creation of Joint Task Force 170, the Bush administration’s mistrust of the courts and interpretation of the Geneva Conventions, rendition and indefinite detention, the Obama administration’s Guantánamo policies, and the future of the war on terror.

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A superb, information-packed history with my favorite part being the emphasis on imprecise language as one of the "subtle tools" used by the government to expand power. I'd rate this higher but one of the examples given while factually correct, conveyed innuendo while really being a giant red herring to distract from a legit huge of huge subtle tool coming soon to all.
 
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ptimes | May 30, 2023 |
After September 11, President George W. Bush turned to the Justice Department for its official OK for activities previously thought inconceivable. They included torture, indefinite detention and NSA spying on Americans. When President Obama took office, it was expected that these policies would be reduced, or eliminated. If anything, some of these policies were actually expanded.

The things and people from the early days of the "war on terror" are in this book, including FISA, the PATRIOT Act, John Walker Lindh (the American Taliban), military commissions and John Yoo. He is the Justice Department who went through mental gymnastics trying to give George W. Bush the legal justification to run the "war on terror" any way he wanted.

This is a first-rate piece of writing. For anyone who wants to know how America went from "land of the free" to torture, warrantless surveillance of Americans and waterboarding, start right here. It is very highly recommended.
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plappen | 16 altre recensioni | Jul 16, 2021 |
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Excellent read and good history book of post 9/11 events.

Karen Greenberg's solid reporting skills and the ease she explains the complexity of post 9/11 United States, resulted in numerous times saying to myself , 'Wow, I didn't know that was going on!'.

Karen Greenberg's, 'Rogue Justice' and Adam Benforado's, 'Unfar' will give any reader a good understanding of the current judicial system in the U.S. Frankly, it doesn't look good - even though Greenberg tries to put a positive spin on things in the last chapter of the book stating that 'fear should not be our primary guide'. She's right. The Apostle Paul stated in 2 Timothy 1:7 that a true Christian should not have fear but be bold and have a sound mind.

Additionally, Greenberg indicates over and over again throughout the book, the people of these United States were sold short on any resemblance of integrity or character in both Judicial and Executive officials and their decisions - regardless of whether they were elected or appointed - Republican or Democrat. It seems to me, after reading 'Rogue Justice', that both sides of the isle are as crooked as a country road.

What I also gained and came to realize after reading 'Rogue Justice' is that men and women elected or appointed to government positions - whether it be Judicial or Executive - should be promoting true justice. Not 'using' justice to promote their own agenda or corrupt opinions.

In her final statement, Greenberg gets to the heart of what true justice is when she writes, 'What remains to be seen is whether we can face down terror even as we uphold those principals . . . . . ' And what principals are 'those'? In a much neglected book of the Bible, it clearly instructs the reader in Micah 6:8, God 'has shown you, oh man, what is good [that is what is Biblical]; and what does the Eternal require of you BUT TO DO JUSTLY, TO LOVE MERCY AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD.'

Good advise. I pray that our leaders can learn that bit of wisdom before it's too late.
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NCogNeeto | 16 altre recensioni | Sep 23, 2016 |
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"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty or Safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin.

Yes, I know that I am taking the Franklin quote out of context. And while it is important to not forget the historical context in which Franklin penned this now-famous observation, the sentiment has metamorphosed in a new century and new circumstances, in similar a fashion as Abraham Lincoln re-birthed the Declaration of Independence (see, e.g,. Pauline Maier,AMERICAN SCRIPTURE [1997]). Franklin's skeptical wisdom of nearly two-and-a-half centuries ago is rediscovered, as perhaps its author dare dreamed it might be.
The spirit of that wisdom permeates Karen Greenberg's work, ROGUE JUSTICE. I can see it being used as a textbook. It is a detailed overview of the (well, not making of; more the furtherance of) the national security state within the United States after 9/11. Each chapter almost begs for other researchers, journalists, academicians, to explore further. For example, Chapter 7, "The Justices Weigh In." discusses the Guantanamo detention cases before the Supreme Court. Ms. Greenberg eloquently nutshells the issue: "It was a question the lawyers ... had been asking for ... years. But it was in many ways an ancient question, the same one that had been on the minds of the British aristocracy in 1215 when the confronted King John at Runnymede: just how much does the sovereign power have over the bodies of his citizens or those in his custody?" (p. 88). Profiles of the attorneys arguing before the Court are included, followed by excerpts from the oral argument transcripts. The government's incredible legal positions are explored. The chapter
concludes with a brief summation if the Court's rulings. Really, each of these topics could be a book by themselves.
This is not an impartial overview. Ms. Greenberg minces no words: "in implementing the the new [post-9/11] regime, the [G.W. Bush] White House ignored some of the most sacred principles of American democracy and law, including the rights to freedom from imprisonment without due process ..., the right to privacy, the right to free speech, and the overarching right to freedom from passion in favor of the rule of law" (p. 7). This is a grim book. It is also an important one, and not just for today's readers, but for many tomorrows, as well.
Is Franklin's 1766 anachronistic to his country in 2016? There is yet still wisdom in his words.
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bks1953 | 16 altre recensioni | Aug 13, 2016 |

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