Bøger af David Cole

A book of prayers, meditations, and liturgies based on the eight points of the Celtic year - the four season changes, and the four midpoints of each season.

Tracing the history of government intrusions on Constitutional rights in response to threats from abroad, Cole and Dempsey warn that a society in which civil liberties are sacrificed in the name of national security is in fact less secure than one in which they are upheld.A new chapter includes a discussion of domestic spying, preventive detention, the many court challenges to post-9/11 abuses, implementation of the PATRIOT ACT, and efforts to reestablish the checks and balances left behind in the rush to strengthen governmental powers.

On April 16, 2009, the Justice Department released never-before-seen secret memos describing, in graphic detail, the brutal interrogation techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administrations war on terror. Now, for the first time, the key documents are compiled in one remarkable volume, showing that the United States governments top attorneys were instrumental in rationalizing acts of torture and cruelty, employing chillingly twisted logic and Orwellian reasoning to authorize what the law absolutely forbids.This collection gives readers an unfiltered look at the tactics approved for use in the CIAs secret overseas prisonsincluding forcing detainees to stay awake for eleven days straight, slamming them against walls, stripping them naked, locking them in a small box with insects to manipulate their fears, and, of course, waterboardingand at the incredible arguments advanced to give them a green light. Originally issued in secret by the Office of Legal Counsel between 2002 and 2005, the documents collected here have been edited only to eliminate repetition. They reflect, in their own words, the analysis that guided the legal architects of the Bush administrations interrogation policies.Renowned legal scholar David Coles introductory essay tells the story behind the memos, and presents a compelling case that instead of demanding that the CIA conform its conduct to the law, the nations top lawyers contorted the law to conform to the CIAs abusive and patently illegal conduct. He argues eloquently that official accountability for these legal wrongs is essential if the United States is to restore fidelity to the rule of law.

David Cole draws us to relate our life journey and developing relationship with God to the stories of the Celtic saints, motivating us to transform our lives for today's world.

This inspirational book takes the reader through the 40 days of Lent to the celebration of Easter through the eyes and beliefs of Celtic Christianity. Drawing on primary sources of pastoral letters, monastic rules and the theological teaching of the Celtic church, the author presents a different perspective on the cross of Christ and draws us to see our own life journeys with a new and transforming vision.

A devastating critique of race- and class-based inconsistencies in the American criminal justice system.

Argiung that the Bush adminstration's preemptive approach to domestic and international security has compromised the character of the US and made it more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. An eloquent and orginal argument for the return to the rule of law.

A cogent critique of the new preventive paradigm' in counterterrorism policy by two of the nation's leading legal scholars.'