The Torture Memos

For the first time, the Justice Department's secret memos describing the brutal CIA interrogation techniques used under the Bush administration, and on British prisoners, are brought together in one remarkable volume. With an independent investigation into alleged MI5 complicity in overseas torture currently being called for, "The Torture Memos" is a timely and vitally important insight into the terrifying 'enhanced interrogation techniques' used in Guantanamo, and the incredible arguments advanced to justify them. David Cole's introductory essay explains the story behind the memos and presents a compelling case that American law was twisted to conform to the CIA's abusive, illegal conduct, arguing that accountability for these crimes is essential if the US is to restore fidelity to the rule of law.

ISBN 1851687351   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781851687350 (What's this?)   Pages 304 Publisher Oneworld Publications   Published in London Imprint Oneworld Publications   Height (mm) 225 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 146 Publication date 01 Oct 2009   Spine width (mm) 22 DEWEY 327.1170973   Academic level General

		Foreword by Philippe Sands
		Introductory Commentary: Torture Law 1
		August 1, 2002, Memorandum for Alberto R . Gonzales Re : Standards of Conduct for Interrogation under 18 U.S.C.: Paragraphs 2340-2340A
		December 30, 2004 Memorandum for James B. Comey, Re: Legal Standards Under 18 U.S.C. Paragraphs 2340-2340A
		May 10, 2005, Memorandum for John A. Rizzo, Re: Application of 18 U.S.C. paragraphs 2340-2340A: to Certain Techniques That May Be Used in the Interrogation of a High Value al Qaeda Detainee
		May 10, 2005, Memorandum for John A. Rizzo, Re: Application of 18 U.S.C. paragraphs 2340-2340A to the Combined Use of Certain Techniques in the Interrogation of High Value a Qaeda Detainees
		May 30, 2005, Memorandum for John A. Rizzo, Re: Application of United States Obligations Under Article 16 of the Convention Against Torture to Certain Techniques that May Be Used in the Interrogation of High Value al Qaeda Detainees
		April 22, 2009 Release of Declassified Narrative Describing the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel's Opinions on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program

"A must-read for anyone trying to reconstruct and understand how the US ended up using medieval torture methods in the 21st Century." Clive Stafford Smith - Director of Reprieve and author of "Bad Men: Guantanamo Bay and the Secret Prisons".

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