Rogue Justice : The Making of the Security State (Paperback)

from NCogNeeto

Excellent read and good history book of post 9/11 events. Karen Greenberg's solid reporting skills and the ease she explains the complexity of post 9/11 United States, resulted in numerous times saying to myself , 'Wow, I didn't know that was going on!'. Karen Greenberg's, 'Rogue Justice' and Ada...

from 5hrdrive

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." One of our greatest presidents said those words during one of the darkest times in American History. Too bad he wasn't around after 9/11 when one of our worst presidents crapped the bed and we almost lost the Bill of Rights. Here we are fifteen yea...

from WCHagen

I highly recommend this book not because I agree with the author's legal position-I do not but she is persuasive in the defense of her own. I do not contend that it is a page turner-it is brain numbing dull except to those enamored with arcane legal argumentation. I recommend it because it brings...

from bks1953

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty or Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin. Yes, I know that I am taking the Franklin quote out of context. And while it is important to not forget the historical context in which Franklin penned this...

from lpg3d

If this book doesn't make you mad, you haven't been paying attention. Karen Greenberg documents how since 9/11 our constitutional rights have been dying the death of a thousand cuts at the hands of government and elected officials who take advantage of every tragedy to expand government power and...