• The Dark Side

• The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
• By: Jane Mayer
• Narrated by: Richard McGonagle

In the days following September 11, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser, David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S  history.

The Dark Side is a gripping narrative of how the United States made bad decisions in pursuing terrorists, decisions that not only violated the Constitution but also hindered the pursuit of Al Qaed

In gripping detail, acclaimed New Yorker writer and best-selling author Jane Mayer relates specific cases, shown in real time against the larger tableau of Washington, looking at the intelligence gained – or not – and the price paid. In any case, whatever the short-term gain, there are incalculable losses in terms of moral standing, our country’s place in the world, and its sense of self.

Thank you Jane Mayer for a chilling and detailed account of Cheney, David Addington and John Yoo’s reign of terror. This is an important book that tells the story of how we became torturers and how a few courageous republican lawyers — Jack Goldsmith and James Comey — spoke truth to power and put in motion the eventual outing of this outrageous criminality.

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