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Power Wars
The Relentless Rise of Presidential Authority and Secrecy
Book • 2011
In *Power Wars*, Charlie Savage reveals high-level national security legal and policy deliberations during the Obama presidency.
The book covers topics such as warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention, military commissions, targeted killings, and the comprehensive history of NSA surveillance over the past forty years.
It also includes new information about the Osama bin Laden raid and provides insight into how Obama's administration handled national security issues, ultimately bequeathing these powers to Donald Trump.
The book covers topics such as warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention, military commissions, targeted killings, and the comprehensive history of NSA surveillance over the past forty years.
It also includes new information about the Osama bin Laden raid and provides insight into how Obama's administration handled national security issues, ultimately bequeathing these powers to Donald Trump.
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as an investigative account of national security and legal policymaking under President Obama.


Tonya Mosley

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when discussing Obama's approach to the war on terror.


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