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Publication

2014 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

71,250 words, Guess

Page Count

285 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC973.931
  • LCCHV6432 .R56 2014
  • LCCHV6432.R56 2014
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  • LCCHV6432 .R56 2015

Description

"War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely. Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, our government has done things every bit as shameful as its historic wartime abuses -- and until this book, it has worked very hard to cover them up. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. FDR authorized the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. Presidents Bush and Obama now must face their own reckoning."--Jacket.

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