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Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights (Nation Books) Paperback – September 29, 2003

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Have human rights as we once understood them become obsolete since 9-11? Aren't new methods needed to combat the apocalyptic violence of al-Qaeda? Shouldn't we sacrifice some rights to make us all safer? And if we can kill a combatant in battle, why shouldn't we torture them if it will save lives? William Schulz, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, examines these and other fundamental questions through the prism of our new consciousness about terrorism in this provocative new book. It questions America's own ambivalent recordits tainted legacyand addresses recent human rights violations: the imprisonment without charge of non-citizens and the violation of the Geneva Convention at Guantanamo Bay. Schulz writes, "One of Osama bin Laden's goals is to destroy the solidarity of the international community and undermine the norms and standards that have sustained that community since the end of World War II. The great irony of the post-9/11 world is that, when it comes to human rights, the United States has been doing his work for him."

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208 pages
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Nation Books
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September 29, 2003
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5 x 1 x 7.5 inches
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1560254890
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978-1560254898
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Security at what cost?

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2009

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I hold both conservative and liberal views, depending on what area of interest is being addressed.

What I do very much appreciate is an author whom is objective, fair, authoratative, and is not afraid to be critical when needed. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA, is such an author. His writing in this worthwhile book include thought provoking arguments questioning the cost (and I don't mean just financial) of a nation's security. It's a book that you may not easily put down once you open the pages to begin reading.

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Matthew Chapman

Excellent . . . but hard to review

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2004

On the surface, "Tainted Legacy" is an excellent book; it presents valid criticism of the human rights movement and the policies of the US government, without descending into the kind of hysterics normally found in contemporary political writing.
Yet it is flawed, perhaps fatally so--regretably, to be sure, but flawed none the less.
The fact is that the people this book hopes to convince will not read it, and the people who do read it will nod their heads in agreement throughout the sections they already agreed with and self-consciously skim over those parts that hit too close to home. Many in the human rights community (of which I am involved as a student activist) fit the mold that Schulz criticizes in "Tainted Legacy"--so caught up in their own moral purity that they forget the higher goal of helping people.
We see this right now in the opposition movement to the Iraq War. I opposed the US invasion on the grounds that it was not sanctioned by the UN and that the US government lied to persuade the American people to support it. Yet many of those who I agreed with last year have now abandoned all reason and demand that coalition troops be withdrawn from Iraq--this is, to be frank, stupid, considering the political and economic situation in the country. They have let their purity get in the way of common sense.
If such people read and absorb "Tainted Legacy" in vast numbers, Schulz might get his hoped-for change in the popular view of human rights. This I doubt; it is far too easy to ignore ideas, however valid, that clash with out preconceived notions of truth, and "Tainted Legacy" will hit that barrier. While I wish this were not the case, as I agree with Schulz wholeheartedly, I find it hard to believe that either those in power or the people who put them there will read and assimilate this work; it's audience will be made up of people--like myself--who already agree with him and are willing to accept a challenge to our views. Those he needs to reach will not read the book. It's a tragedy, as they need to if the human rights movement is to retain its effectiveness, but "Tainted Legacy" will die an undeserved death, remaining only in libraries and in the personal collections of individuals, like myself, who care enough about the state of this world to base our actions and views on reason and not principle.

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Ame

Insightful and Challenging

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2004

Looking beyond the moral rhetoric of the Bush administration and its war against terrorism, Tainted Legacy examines how human rights have become expendable in the interests of national security and how this in turn has tainted the credibility and legitimacy of the international human rights regime. William Schulz challenges the contradictions of past and present US foreign policy by tracing different times when the US has betrayed its most fundamental values for short term interests and how this has provoked more anti-American sediment and distrust for US policies throughout the world. At the same time, he condemns the US government's disregard for human rights here at home, by looking at the secret detention and abuse that over a thousand Muslim immigrants endured in the days that followed 9/11. It is through these examples, that Schulz challenges the US to make its war on terrorism coincide with policies that are consistent with human rights, so that the US does not end up fueling more hatred into a new generation of terrorists and taint human rights further. In conclusion, Tainted Legacy gives a provocative look at the importance of human rights in eliminating terror and oppression throughout the world and is highly recommended for anyone interested in exploring alternative ways to build a more peaceful world.

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Ceathena

Thought provoking and informative

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2003

Bill Schulz has written a masterpiece. He argues that the best way to combat terrorism is to encourage the growth of an international community, promote human rights around the world, and respect Arabs within our own country. Arab students, green card holders, and citizens who live in America are our best allies, he argues. Yet Bush's administration has alienated these people by imprisoning them without due process and violating their human rights. Schulz reminds us that terrorism flourishes among the poor, hungry, and disillusioned. If potential terrorists were given jobs, fed, and treated with dignity, the appeal of Al-Qaeda wouldn't be so forceful.
Not only criticizing conservatives, Schulz isn't afraid to point out the flaws in the liberal argument. He asks that the activist community reexamines itself in the wake of 9/11. Bill Schulz shines as a leader within the human rights community. This book is a must for any socially conscious individual.

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Rachel Coleman

A Must Read!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2004

Bill Schultz continues to shine on the forefront of the human rights movement. Schultz's "Tainted Legacy" uses a human rights framework as a means to critique post 9/11 U.S. policy. This book is a quick read, but contains complex issues and topics. Schultz is an excellent thinker who uses this book to show the importance of respecting human rights in a time of uncertainty. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone who questions the importance of human rights and also to those who already struggle to protect human rights both at home and abroad.

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