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“An impressive and moving portrayal of
the secret detention and interrogation
system”

   Margaret Satterthwaite,  Director
Center for Human Rights and Global
Justice, NYU Law School


“Stylish, fiercely funny and frightening”

                                 Kirkus Reviews


"Holdefer is a masterful satirist and
humor often punctuates this dark look
at what happens when humanity is set
aside"

                         
Philadelphia Stories


"Resonates with headlines"

                         
Santa Cruz Sentinel


"Classic storytelling"

                    
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Related Readings

1)
An account, based on U.S.
government documents, of the
death of Manadel al-Jamadi,
known as the "Ice Man,”
here  

See also Jane Mayer,
here

2) The complete text of The
Taguba Report,
here

3) Dahlia Lithwick's account of
President Bush’s signing
statements, including the “McCain
Anti-Torture Bill,"
here

4) Reporting by Seymour Hersh in
The New Yorker:

“Torture," here

“Chain of Command," here

“The Gray Zone," here

“The General’s Report," here

And in book form, here
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