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Jun. 16, 2009
Shedding Light on 'The Dark Side'
In "The Dark Side," Jane Mayer reminds us that we must continue to pay attention to the damage that was done to the Constitution in the name of national security, writes Elaine Elinson.
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By Elaine Elinson Jane Mayer's "The Dark Side" was first published during the thick of the 2008 presidential campaign. It seemed there could be no more timely moment for a book that brilliantly researched and dissected the most troubling aspects of the Bush administration's war on terror: indefinite detention of suspects without charges, secret prisons and torture. Mayer makes clear that none of the abuses could have h...
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