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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Programdi Stephen Grey
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Nothing to be Proud Of; But Required Reading An important book in the quest to better understand the war on terror and the actions taken. In this writing, the actions taken are not consistent with civil and democratic society. While readers may have alternative views and/or sentiments as they read this book, most will find it worth the read. The book recounts the secret prison and torture program sponsored (at least in this argument) by the CIA. Books like Grey’s are required reading in any democratic society. The informed citizen will assure that we remain a democracy and, in this case, that we clean up our mess. Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program by Stephen Grey, is very specific, and very troubling, in disclosing the shocking details of Grey's investigation. His look at the CIA's secret rendition program includes examples of extreme torture against alleged Islamic militants and other terror suspects – suspects who are grabbed at airports worldwide and transported via a fleet of government planes to “dark” prisons. Grey's systematic study included first-hand reporting, a plethora of public documents and a multitude of on-the-record interviews. In describing the ongoing interrogation program, which includes other secretive U.S. agencies, Grey states that “few on either side doubt ... the scale of torture implemented within many of the jails where America has sent its prisoners.” While Grey does not dispute that the Middle East “contains a rich pool of recruits for Islamic militancy,” he weighs in against the current strategy in the war against terrorism. “[D]emoracy, and respect for civil rights, still provides the only real hope.” -- Jeanie Straub nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Investigative journalist Grey tells the inside story of international prisons sanctioned by the U.S. Government and used by the CIA to hold and torture people suspected of terrorism. He takes an unflinching look at a practice that scorns Geneva Convention rules and is powered by corruption at the highest levels of governments worldwide-- individuals abducted at airports around the world and transported for interrogation and torture on planes manned by CIA operatives. Using contacts deep inside the government, Grey paints a disturbing ethical picture of the war on terror as he reveals how deeply the Bush administration is involved in the program and questions the truth of statements made by Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. He also shines a spotlight on the heads of European nations who turned a blind eye to the program when it showed up in their back yards.--From publisher description. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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One of the reasons why the Bushes and Obamas get along so well together is they both went along with sweeping under the rug of CIA actions which anyone else would have be imprisoned for.