GETTING AWAY W/MURDER PA (MAHONEY

by MAHONEY,RICHARD D.

• ISBN13: 9781611453171
• ISBN10: 1611453178
• Edition: 00
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-09-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

Summary

Getting Away With Murder is an explosive investigation into the death of an American hero, the strange case of the '¬SAmerican Taliban,'¬ and why we never got the truth about either'¬ ;until now. When John Walker Lindh was arrested in November 2001, Americans were shocked to learn that one of our own had fought for the Taliban. He would come under further fire for the torture and death of CIA officer Mike Spann. The American public was outraged, and the Bush  administration vowed to make an example of the traitor. Why then, after threatening treason and the death penalty, did the government suddenly abandon a trial in favor of a soft plea deal? Richard D. Mahoney puts these questions on trial; the final verdict promises to be shocking.

Author Biography

Richard D. Mahoney is an expert on international economics and foreign policy. He is the author of two histories of the Kennedy administration, including The Kennedy Brothers, and was the secretary of state of Arizona.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Glossary	p. 5
Murder: The Uprising at Qala-e Janghi Fortress	p. 7
Blowback: How America Enabled the Rise of Terrorism	p. 31
Counterterrorist: The Crusade of John O'Neill	p. 71
Soldier: The Making of Mike Spann	p. 101
Jihadi: The Journey of John Walker Lindh	p. 137
Preemption: 2000-2001	p. 163
Rendezvous: September-November 2001	p. 189
The United States of America v. John Walker Lindh	p. 199
Notes	p. 237
Index	p. 271
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