Cowboy republic : six ways the Bush gang has defied the law / Marjorie Cohn ; foreword by Richard Falk.

Publisher's description: In Cowboy Republic, Marjorie Cohn offers a penetrating analysis of the six most important ways in which the Bush administration has weakened the rule of law. Cohn, a respected legal scholar, details the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq; the policy of torture; war...

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Main Author: Cohn, Marjorie, 1948-
Other Authors: Falk, Richard A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sausalito, CA : PoliPointPress, [2007]
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