Getting away with torture : secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law / by Pyle, Christopher H., PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…A policy of torture -- Unleashing the dogs of war -- Torture by proxy -- Signaling permission -- Covering up -- The war criminals -- Torture reconsidered -- Congress : the enablers -- Judicial complicity -- Why do they hate our freedoms? -- Restoring the rule of law.…”
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Language wars : the role of media and culture in global terror and political violence / by Lewis, Jeff, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Mediated terror and the politics of representation -- Conflict and culture : civilization, history, identity -- The meaning of 9/11 : in the midst of infinite justice -- The Iraq invasion : democracy in the field of battle -- Globalizing jihad : the Bali bombings at the end of paradise -- The occupation of Iraq : rule of law and the new public sphere -- Conclusion : cultural democracy, difference and the end of civilization.…”
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