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Read [John Sifton Book] # Violence All Around Online ^ PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Violence All Around In drafting legal memoranda that made domestic prosecution for these crimes impossible, Sifton argues, the United States possessed not only the detainees but the law itself. Ultimately, advocates for human rights can only shame the world into better behavior, and their work may involve advocating the very violence they deplore.. A human rights lawyer travels to hot zones around the globe, before and after the September 11 attacks, to document abuses committed by warlords, terrorist groups, and g
| Title | : | Violence All Around |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674057694 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-21 |
| Language | : | English |
John Sifton is Asia Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch, where he previously worked as a senior researcher on terrorism and counterterrorism.
A sober account of our capacity for violence, our John S. Thornton A sober account of our capacity for violence, our legitimizing of it and our need to keep it hidden. The author doesn't theorize or speculate; he reports on his observations and interviews with the victims of our violence as well as other human rights workers and journalists.. "Ya Gotta Read It!" according to Xseller. A true must read to understand the nefariousness of our spook agencies and how they have screwed up Middle East (as well as other) relationships and fostered terrorism for decades to come.
Sifton’s book, however, seeks to go much further. (Andrew North, BBC South Asia correspondent) . Sifton’s detailed examination of violence forces readers to think more deeply about this important issue. In his exploration of these issues he weaves a remarkable blend of storytelling, philosophical and theological reflection, history, literature, personal reminiscence and political science… Taken as separate essays, the chapters are usually riveting: elegantly written, informative and displaying an impressive breadth off learning… Sifton’s book stands as a thought-provoking reflection in which he stays true to his motivation to ‘produce something positive and somehow reverse the greater negative sign that violence represents.’ (Michael O’Flaherty Irish Times 2015-07-18)Violence All Around by John Sifton is a thoughtful, well-written b
In drafting legal memoranda that made domestic prosecution for these crimes impossible, Sifton argues, the United States possessed not only the detainees but the law itself. Ultimately, advocates for human rights can only shame the world into better behavior, and their work may involve advocating the very violence they deplore.. A human rights lawyer travels to hot zones around the globe, before and after the September 11 attacks, to document abuses committed by warlords, terrorist groups, and government counterterrorism forces. Whether reporting on al Qaeda safe houses, the mechanics of the Pentagon’s smartest bombs, his interviews with politicians and ordinary civilians, or his own brush with death outside Kabul, John Sifton wants to help us understand violencew
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