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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

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"We're going to have to work on the dark side." --Vice President Cheney

In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long held agenda to restore Presidential power…

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