Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture ProgramSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2006 M10 17 - 384 pages For the first time, Stephen Grey tells the inside story of international prisons sanctioned by the U.S. Government and used by the CIA to hold and torture people suspected of terrorism. |
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... never returned - until now . He will later be found innocent of all charges . Every day , Maher is brought out of his cell to face Salloum and his team of in- terrogators . Among their worst methods is one known as the " German chair ...
... never commented on the security policies of other countries . It was a question " that should be directed to the American authorities . " The ques- tions continued , but Campbell preferred not to elaborate.22 On the evening of Tuesday ...
... future , outlaw officers like Agee from revealing what they knew . President George H. W. Bush , a former head of the CIA himself , once said he would forgive many people in his life , but he would never forgive Philip Agee.3 Despite.
... never forgive Philip Agee.3 Despite his betrayals , Agee exposed a conflict at the heart of intelligence gathering . His story reminds us that when the terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 led to the lifting again of restrictions on ...
... never dared attempt . It struck a direct blow into the heart of Ameri- can power , destroying the Twin Towers , damaging the Pentagon , and very nearly hitting the White House itself . It was the most devastating foreign attack on U.S. ...
Contents
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A German Citizens Journey | 79 |
Unmasking the New Air America | 105 |
The Secret War Against Al Qaeda | 129 |
The Ice | 155 |
Our Man in Tashkent | 205 |
Rendition and the Law | 214 |
The Realpolitik of Torture | 236 |
Epilogue | 263 |
Appendixes | 277 |
Acknowledgments | 319 |
153 | 366 |
Index | 377 |
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Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Rendition and Torture Program Stephen Grey No preview available - 2007 |