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Margulies, Joseph.

Title Guantanamo and the abuse of presidential power / Joseph Margulies.

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New York : Simon & Schuster, c2006.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	342.062 M337g 2006	---	Available

Description	322 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-310) and index.
Contents	pt. 1. Understanding Camp Delta. -- "An atmosphere of dependency and trust" -- "Debility, dependence, and dread" -- "The system that has been developed" -- pt. 2. Unlike any other we have ever seen. -- "You are now the property of the U.S. Marine Corps" -- Debating torture -- "The more subtle kind of torment" -- pt. 3. "Our executive doesn't". -- "War is not a blank check" -- A pattern of deceit -- "Finding someone else to do your dirty work" -- pt. 4. The future of Camp Delta -- What if he's a shepherd? -- Asking why -- "Just shut it down and then plow it under".
Subject	War and emergency powers -- United States.
	Prisoners -- Civil rights -- United States.
	Due process of law -- United States.
	Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States.
	Prisoners of war -- Legal status, laws, etc.
	Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
	United States. Marine Corps -- Prisons.
ISBN	0743286855
	9780743286855
Standard No.	NLGGC 293507279
	IG# 0743286855
	YDXCP 2371523
	NZ1 10780116