'High crimes and misdemeanors': George W. Bush and the sins of Abu Ghraib

Crime, Media, Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-284

  Hamm, Mark S ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CIA; George W. Bush; State crime; US torture policy; War on terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449114506     PISSN: 17416590     EISSN: 17416604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741659007082466     Document Type: Article

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