Five Years TO Freedom

Pitt, William Rivers: The Greatest Sedition Is Silence Four Years in America, Pluto Press, Mai 2003 ISBN: 0745320104
-- Pitt is the author of the bestselling War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know-- in which he interviews Scott Ritter-- His articles are published across the internet and in major papers-- This is a highly critical account of George W. Bush's rise to power-- Covers political 'hot' topics in a highly readable style-- Backed up with major internet promotion and radio/newspaper interviewsThis passionate and controversial book is the work of one of America's most outspoken and talented new journalists. William Rivers Pitt's caustic critque of the last four years of American government gives voice to the growing tide of dissent and outrage with America's leaders both inside the country and in the wider world.Burning with anger, this incisive and readable book argues that, under George W. Bush, America makes a mockery of the values of liberty and truth that it purports to stand for, and that it is now more important than ever to speak out.William Rivers Pitt reveals how the crisis in American has been engineered by a group of Christian conservatives whose attempts in 1998 to bring down the Clinton government led to a perversion of the American electoral process, resulting in the illegitimate installation of George W. Bush into the Presidency by five like-minded conservative Justices of the Supreme Court. In the aftermath of September 11th, America has in many senses lost its way. Citizens are counselled to watch what they say by the White House, just as questions of deadly import are ignored by the government and the media. In their rush to defend liberty, George Bush and his allies are actually endangering the freedom of the individual, as laid down in international law.Yet how do we save freedom by limiting it Why, after all this time, have there been no answers regarding what really happened on 9/11 Pitt's message is clear: seeking answers and demanding truth is not treasonous. In these dangerous days, with all that is at stake, the g

NEUBUCH! 256 Seiten 240 mm x 160 mm x 21 mm notes, index Einband:Gebunden

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Murat,Kurnaz: Five Years of My Life An Innocent Man in Guantanamo, Palgrave Macmillan, September 2009 ISBN: 0230614418
In October 2001, nineteen-year-old Murat Kurnaz traveled to Pakistan to visit a madrassa. During a security check a few weeks after his arrival, he was arrested without explanation. He was first taken to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was severely mistreated, then two months later he was flown to Guantanamo. There, he was tortured, kept in a cage and endured daily interrogations, solitary confinement, and sleep deprivation. Finally, in August 2006, Kurnaz was released, without an apology from the U.S. government and acknowledgment of his innocence. A critical contribution to our knowledge of the atrocities of Guantanamo, Five Years of My Life has been called a vital document that should - rightly - shock and appall (Kirkus).<

NEUBUCH! 225 mm x 148 mm x 23 mm Includes 1 map, 8 pp b&w photos Einband:Kartoniert/Broschiert

[KW: Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism]

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Murat,Kurnaz: Five Years of My Life An Innocent Man in Guantanamo, Palgrave Macmillan, Mai 2008 ISBN: 0230603742
In October 2001, nineteen-year-old Murat Kurnaz traveled to Pakistan to visit a madrassa. During a security check a few weeks after his arrival, he was arrested without explanation and for a bounty of $3,000, the Pakistani police sold him to U.S. forces. He was first taken to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was severely mistreated, and then two months later he was flown to Guantanamo as Prisoner #61. For more than 1,600 days, he was tortured and lived through hell. He was kept in a cage and endured daily interrogations, solitary confinement, and sleep deprivation. Finally, in August 2006, Kurnaz was released, with acknowledgment of his innocence. Told with lucidity, accuracy, and wisdom, Kurnaz's story is both sobering and poignant - an important testimony about our turbulent times when innocent people get caught in the crossfire of the war on terrorism.<

NEUBUCH! 255 Seiten 242 mm x 167 mm x 24 mm Einband:Gebunden

[KW: Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism]

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Hakes, Jay: A Declaration of Energy Independence How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment, Wiley John + Sons, August 2008 ISBN: 0470267631
Hakes argues persuasively that the United States can end its damaging dependence on foreign oil. He tells the story of failures and surprising successes in federal energy policies of the last forty years, and where we need to go in the future. Both a careful scholar and a realistic veteran of state and federal government, Hakes has written an important book that provides workable solutions to our nation's energy problems.--Former President Jimmy CarterIn response to the oil crises of the 1970s, America developed a bipartisan energy policy that made us safer, greener, and far less dependent on foreign oil. It was so successful that American oil imports fell by fifty percent and greenhouse gas emissions dropped nine percent in just five years. How was this possible, and how can we do it againA Declaration of Energy Independence--written by one of the country's top energy experts--outlines seven economically and politically viable paths to energy independence. It also answers the questions many Americans have been asking:* How can we break the links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq* Will it wreck our economy if we deal with the tough issues of energy* Which new technologies can help get us out of our current energy predicaments* What kind of a president do we need to lead us to a better energy future* Should we be pessimistic or optimistic about our energy prospects<

NEUBUCH! 256 Seiten 248 mm x 176 mm x 9 mm illustrations Einband:Gebunden

[KW: Energy]

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