Power Wars: Inside Obama's Post-9/11 Presidency
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316286575 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 784 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Highlighted by new information about the pivotal aftermath to the failed Christmas underwear bombing and the planning for the Osama bin Laden raid, Savage's own eyewitness reporting at Guantánamo, and detailed accounts of closed-door meetings at the highest levels of government, Power Wars equips readers to understand the legacy of Obama's presidency.. He tells the inside stories of how Obama came to order the killing of an American citizen, preside over an unprecedented crackdown on leaks, and keep a then-secret National Security Agency program that collected records of every American's phone calls.Savage also pieces together the first comprehensive history of how American surveillance secretly developed over the past thirty-five years, synthesizing recent revelations and filling in gaps with new reporting. Based on exclusive interviews with more than 150 current and former officials and access to previously unreported documents, he lays bare their internal deliberations, including emotional debates over the fates of detainees held on torture-tainted evidence and acts of war that lacked congressional authorization. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie Savage's penetrating investigation of the Obama presidency and the national security stateBarack Obama campaigned on a promise of change fro
His first book, Takeover, a bestselling and award-winning account of the Bush-Cheney administration's efforts to expand presidential power, was named one of the best works of 2007 by the Washington Post, Slate, and Esquire.. A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, he graduated from Harvard College and holds a master's degree from Yale Law School. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie Savage
POWER WARS is Savage's letter to his children, born after 9/11 "Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post 9/11 Presidency" is special to me for two selfish reasons: 1) I am Barack’s sixth cousin once removed and 2) I went to high school with author Charlie Savage, a news-loving track and cross country runner.My. "If you buy one book this year, buy this" according to JENIFER VAUGHAN. If you buy one book this year, buy this one. Charlie is the most knowledgeable reporter when it comes to checking the Obama administration - and the controversial war powers the president has used. Buy this book for everyone who cares about civil libe. What a fantastic read! Savage is one of those all-too-rare authors John H What a fantastic read! Savage is one of those all-too-rare authors who can take on an incredibly weighty subject, but deliver it in a thoroughly enjoyable fashion through writing that is simply great. An important subject + a great read = two thumbs u
Savage's superb book should stand as an indispensable guide to the debate."Gideon Rose, New York Times Book ReviewPower Wars "will almost certainly stand as the most comprehensive account of the Obama administration's policies, views, theories and bureaucratic battles over national security laws and the legacy of the 2001 attacks. A New York Times Editors' ChoiceNamed one of the best books of 2015 by ABC News and The Guardian"Offers a master class in how to think seriously about crucial aspects of the war on terrorism. His main interest is presidential power in its perennial struggle with Congress and the courts. Savage's 700 page book, with access to a staggering 150 current and former top officials, including executive branch lawyers normally terrified of the press, paints a picture like no other."Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post. Anyone who