Torture, Intelligence and Sousveillance in the War on Terror: Agenda-Building Struggles Ebook (hebook.shop)

Torture, Intelligence and Sousveillance in the War on Terror: Agenda-Building StrugglesTorture, Intelligence and Sousveillance in the War on Terror examines the communication battles of the Bush and Blair political administrations (and those of their successors in America and Britain) over their use of torture, first-hand or second-hand, to gain intelligence for the War on Terror.Exploring key agenda-building drivers that exposed the torture-intelligence nexus and presenting detailed case studies of key media events from the UK and USA, this insightful volume exposes dominant political discourses on the torture-for-intelligence policy. Whether in the form of unauthorized leaks, official investigations, investigative journalism, real-time reporting, or Non-Governmental Organisation activity, this timely study evaluates various modes of resistance to governments ISBN: 9781409422556, 1409422550