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TERRORISM, LAWS OF WAR AND THE CONSTITUTION (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION)

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This edited book is useful for attorneys that follow constitutional law issues and the debate on Qitmo detention issues. John Yoo writes an easily understood article that summarizes the Bush Admin argument. Unfortunately, the other authors were not selected to offer a different argument. Regardless of the absence of competing arguments, the summary of the enemy combatant cases is comprehensive and two authors provide unique perspectives of the response by the three branches of US govert. In short, four of the articles make this book worthy of your time, but buy the used book.

This book gives one a view about what's wrong with the thinking that led our country to commit torture and to think that it is morally correct. The only purpose for reading this book is to see how morally bankrupt our current political leadership is. I couldn't have imagined that in my lifetime I would find people who with a straight face encourage actions that in previous days would not have been allowed to be spoken of in polite company. Who would ever believe that we would allow such an attack on the US Constitution and American values!