Bad advice

By Harold H. Bruff

Subjects: War on terrorism, 2001-2009, Government attorneys, War on Terrorism, 2001-, War and emergency powers, History, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Description: From wiretapping American citizens to waterboarding foreign prisoners, the Bush administration has triggered an uproar over its tactics in the War on Terror--and over its justifications for using them. Through a close study of the legal advice provided to President Bush, former Justice Department attorney Harold Bruff provides an incisive and scathing critique of those justifications, which he finds at odds with both American law and moral authority.