The Trial Of Donald Rumsfeld: A Prosecution by Book

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Trial Of Donald Rumsfeld: A Prosecution by Book
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Ratner
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9781595583413
ClassificationsDewey:973.931092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher The New Press
Imprint The New Press
Publication Date 9 October 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Lays out the evidence that high-level officials in the Bush administration ordered, authorised, implemented and permitted war crimes, in particular the crimes of torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. Using primary source documents ranging from Rumsfeld's techniques chart' and Iraqi plaintiffs' statements to the testimony of whistleblowers and key pieces of reportage the author sets forth evidence of a torture program that took place in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo, secret CIA prisons and other places unknown.'

Author Biography

Michael Ratner is an attorney and president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights. He is well known for his human rights activism and the author of numerous books, including The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld and Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in Twenty-First-Century America (co-authored with Margaret Ratner Kunstler), both published by The New Press. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

[...] Michael Ratner and the Center for Constitutional Rights, call for criminal prosecution. Their book, The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld, convincingly makes the case that Rumsfeld committed war crimes... -- David Cole "What to Do About the Torturers?" (01/15/2009)