Peirce, Gareth. <br/><br/>
Dispatches from the dark side :  on torture and the death of justice / 
Gareth Peirce. 
 - London ;  New York, NY :  Verso,  2010. 
 - ix, 102 p. ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Make sure you say that you were treated properly --- The framing of al-Megrahi --- Was it like this for the Irish? --- Are we our brothers' keepers? 
<br/><br/> In this set of devastating essays, Gareth Peirce analyzes the corruption of legal principles and practices in both the US and the UK that has accompanied the "War on Terror". Exploring the few cases of torture that have come to light, such as those of Guantanamo detainees Shafiq Rasul and Binyam Mohamed, Peirce argues that they are evidence of a deeply entrenched culture of impunity among those investigating presumed radicals among British Muslim nationals and residents, who constitute the new suspect community in the UK. Peirce shows that the British government has colluded in a whole range of extrajudicial activities -- rendition, internment without trial, torture -- and has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal its actions. Its devices for maintaining secrecy are probably more deep-rooted than those of any other comparable democracy. -- Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781844676194 (hbk.) 1844676196 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011410047 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB043212  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Torture--Government policy--Great Britain.<br/>Human rights--Government policy--Great Britain.<br/>War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV8599.G8  / P45 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323.490941