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Unchecked and Unbalanced
Schwarz, Frederick A. O.; Huq, Aziz
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Description for Unchecked and Unbalanced
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
30 years after the Church Committee unearthed COINTELPRO and other instances of illicit executive behaviour on the domestic and international fronts, the Bush administration has elevated the flaws identified by the committee into first principles of government. Through a constellation of non-public laws and opaque, unaccountable institutions, the current administration has created a secret presidency' run by classified presidential decisions and orders about national security. Here, the authors expose this abuse of power.'
30 years after the Church Committee unearthed COINTELPRO and other instances of illicit executive behaviour on the domestic and international fronts, the Bush administration has elevated the flaws identified by the committee into first principles of government. Through a constellation of non-public laws and opaque, unaccountable institutions, the current administration has created a secret presidency' run by classified presidential decisions and orders about national security. Here, the authors expose this abuse of power.'
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595583475
SKU
V9781595583475
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99-15
About Schwarz, Frederick A. O.; Huq, Aziz
Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. is chief counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He was chief counsel to the Church Committee. He is the author of Democracy in the Dark: The Seduction of Government Secrecy and a co-author, with Aziz Z. Huq, of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential ... Read more
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