Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield

Copyright

Copyright © 2013 by Jeremy Scahill

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Scahill, Jeremy.

Dirty wars : the world is a battlefield / Jeremy Scahill. — First edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-56858-727-1 (eb)

1. United States—History, Military—21st century. 2. Special operations (Military science)—United States—History—21st century. 3. Terrorism—Prevention—United States—Government policy—History—21st century. 4. Targeted killing—United States—History—21st century. 5. Intelligence service—United States—History—21st century. 6. United States—Military policy—History—21st century. 7. United States—Military policy—Moral and ethical aspects. I. Title.

E897.S33 2013

355.00973—dc23

2012051769

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