Fried, Charles, 1935-

Because it is wrong : torture, privacy and presidential power in the age of terror / Charles Fried and Gregory Fried. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2010. - 222 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.



Introduction -- Absolutely wrong -- Bordering on torture -- The big ear -- No beginning or no end -- Learning not to be good.

Explores the controversies over the government's methods of extracting information in order to thwart further acts of terrorism, and discusses the policies and justifications of the Bush administration.



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Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.
Terrorism--Prevention--Moral and ethical aspects.
Torture--Ethical aspects.
Terrorism--Prevention--Ethical aspects.

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