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Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State Hardcover – May 24, 2016

by Karen J. Greenberg (Author)
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The definitive account of how America’s War on Terror sparked a decade-long assault on the rule of law, weakening our courts and our Constitution in the name of national security.

The day after September 11, President Bush tasked the attorney general with preventing another terrorist attack on the United States. From that day forward, the Bush administration turned to the Department of Justice to give its imprimatur to activities that had previously been unthinkable—from the NSA’s spying on US citizens to indefinite detention to torture. Many of these activities were secretly authorized, others done in the light of day.

When President Obama took office, many observers expected a reversal of these encroachments upon civil liberties and justice, but the new administration found the rogue policies to be deeply entrenched and, at times, worth preserving. Obama ramped up targeted killings, held fast to aggressive surveillance policies, and fell short on bringing reform to detention and interrogation.

How did America veer so far from its founding principles of justice? Rogue Justice connects the dots for the first time—from the Patriot Act to today’s military commissions, from terrorism prosecutions to intelligence priorities, from the ACLU’s activism to Edward Snowden’s revelations. And it poses a stark question: Will the American justice system ever recover from the compromises it made for the war on terror?

Riveting and deeply reported, Rogue Justice could only have been written by Karen Greenberg, one of this country’s top experts on Guantánamo, torture, and terrorism, with a deep knowledge of both the Bush and Obama administrations. Now she brings to life the full story of law and policy after 9/11, introducing us to the key players and events, showing that time and again, when liberty and security have clashed, justice has been the victim.

— Kirkus, Best Books of 2016
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    May 24, 2016
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    6.33 x 1.05 x 9.52 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0804138214
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0804138215
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  • Daniel Goldberg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and highly readable account of the deterioration of civil ...
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2016
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    Brilliant and highly readable account of the deterioration of civil liberties and long held values of justice post 9/11.Among its greatest virtues--- I finally was able to understand what FISA is.
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  • Liz Wolf-Spada
    4.0 out of 5 stars A very revealing look into our post 9/11 security nighmare
    Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2016
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    This book was very complex, but the writing was clear and the story inter sting.
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  • Dr. J
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's Scary what Happens in the Name of the American Public
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2016
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    A well written, engaging, thoroughly researched book that should be read by all citizens.
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  • JustMelissa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating History of the War on Terrorism and How it Turned to Bite the Hand That Fears It
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2016
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    The author's intent is to show how the perceived threat of terrorism, the fear, has driven policy and pushed aside the healthy function of law and order within the United States since the events of 11 Sep 2001. At the end of the last two administrations she feels that the country is at a decision point; a choice between removing or retaining "the distortions of law and excesses of power" that have taken place these past 16 years.

    Picking up Rogue Justice requires suppressing your natural political response. Some will tend towards civil rights and privacy - I do. Others will point out our security - no other attacks on the scale of 9/11 have occurred. Others still will say this is merely a cover story designed to distract us from what is really going on. A reader does not need to pick a side but be aware of these biases.

    One need go no further than the Preface to understand the author's perspective: "... To this day the government continues to overreach in the name of keeping the nation safe ... [and] In chronicling these events, I hope to leave a reminder of just how fragile American justice really is ..."

    In the rush following 11 Sep 2001 it took less than 14 days for Attorney General John Ashcroft to appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to present the USA PATRIOT Act; 117 criminal justice statutes, many pushing the boundaries of the 4th Amendment, were included. "The Patriot Act privileged intelligence collection over constitutional protections."

    Greenberg proceeds to follow the chain of events creating the laws, down to the use of the word "a" versus "the" in a FISA court interpretation memo that formed the basis of the investigation of terrorist and criminal activity since 9/11. Greenberg also explains how the Bush administration usurped the power of Congress to declare the United States at war and used that power to greatly increase the reach of the Executive Branch.

    The author continues forward in time to document the change and effects that get us to where we are today. She proceeds memo by memo. Intellectual discussion by intellectual discussion of lawyers splitting the hair of everyday words. The arbitrary use of security classifications to cover, manipulate, and hide a government that is abusing the rights of its citizens. Protecting all by violating the privacy of all. Both the Bush and Obama administrations are placed under the microscope. Review boards were created and disbanded. Commissions were formed. And underneath this activity limitless surveillance was implemented, torture occurred, and indefinite detention became a norm.

    Slowly the people fought back. The ACLU brought suit against the federal government on behalf of detainees, on communication monitoring, on several fronts. Often stymied in the courts under guise of secrecy (creating a dearth of evidence) representatives of the people pushed back. This pressure slowly cracked the dam. The Obama administration released documents showing the inability of this vast intelligence grab had advanced absolutely no cases against a terrorism suspect. As Greenberg puts it "Obama leading from the rear," following the herd, finally shut down several of the programs.

    And then ... Edward Snowden.

    Riveting read. An eye opener that will shake up your views of the 16 years just past.
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  • Fun Mom
    3.0 out of 5 stars A library of information in the footnotes alone!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016
    This is a very ambitious work which gives the nitty gritty and minute details of the process in which the United States' citizens are losing rights to privacy from big government. It is also the story about how our precious legal processes, rights and procedures are being undermined by sneaky legislation and decisions made by politicians behind closed doors without regard for long-standing legal principles and due process.

    The book shows how 9/11 was a HUGE catalyst and rationale for a huge power exchange giving up important rights and checks and balances to the government under the guise of fighting terrorism by any means necessary.

    To be a good citizen is dependent not only on what each one of us *does* but depends on the citizens keeping tabs on what our Government is doing. The book is rather terrifying in that it confirms my worst fears and tells me that the truth is much more sinister than I had believed. I *know* our government has completely overstepped its traditional and historical powers, but it is frightening to see evidence of the politicians and powers that be working to deliberately strip the citizens and the country's legal institutions of their rights and powers.

    I have not finished the book. Therefore, I may be wrong about the hopelessnes of the situation. Perhaps the last half of the book gives positive solutions to taking back our power. I could be dead wrong but I didn't sense the book ends on a positive note. I will need to finish it and see.

    It is heavy reading and disturbing in import. However, one of the FANTASTIC elements of this book is Ms. Greenberg's painstakingly detailed footnotes and end notes. She has documented EXTENSIVELY the evidence behind her facts and assertions. Her notes go beyond her evidence and contain AMAZING tidbits of facts and details about the behind the scene details as well as contemporaneous news articles and documentation to back up her points.

    Her notes are worth at least 3 starts alone! There is an education to be had in the depth of her research here. Unfortunately because I DO care so much and am so disturbed at the rights we have negotiated away to the government, it is a very difficult book to read and I will need to return to it at a later date. This book would be a TREMENDOUS resource for a person researching the makings of our Security State, however since I am not researching this area I get no pleasure from reading this book. For me, I like my nonfiction books to minister a modicum of hope because a book telling whole truths can sometimes be too foreboding and depressing to bear.
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