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Cruel Britannia
Ian Cobain
其他書名
A Secret History of Torture
出版Portobello Books, 2012-11-01
主題History / Military / General
ISBN18462745329781846274534
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WLGroGSQfSYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The official line is clear: the UK does not 'participate in, solicit, encourage or condone' torture. And yet, the evidence is irrefutable: when faced with potential threats to our national security, the gloves always come off. Drawing on previously unseen official documents, and the accounts of witnesses, victims and experts, prize-winning investigative journalist Ian Cobain looks beyond the cover-ups and the equivocations, to get to the truth. From WWII to the War on Terror, via Kenya and Northern Ireland, Cruel Britannia shows how the British have repeatedly and systematically resorted to torture, bending the law where they can, and issuing categorical denials all the while. What emerges is a picture of Britain that challenges our complacency and exposes the lie behind our reputation for fair play.