Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror Charles Fried and Gregory Fried 2010 W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-10: 0393069516 ISBN-13: 978-0393069518 Because It Is Wrong is an inquiry into the legitimacy of torture and the expectation of privacy in the age of terror (although I cringe...
There are plenty of hard facts; tail numbers from planes, front company details, fake identities, first-hand accounts of torture, redacted documents, and photographs given as supporting evidence. The book presents the history of the program, which was started in the mid '90s, ramped up during the Clinton administration, then put on steroids after...