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For eight years the world has felt the consequences of an American leader who has managed to alienate natural allies, show his contempt for international law, fritter away the sympathy felt around the world in the wake of the terrible events of 9/11 and disregard threats to the global environment. This man was not George W. Bush, but Dick Cheney - the most powerful and unaccountable figure ever to become America's Vice President, and arguably the most damaging. Angler is the first serious history of this period to reveal Cheney's true role at the heart of the story.
Written by one of America's most respected journalists, Angler is scrupulously fair-minded, which makes its ultimate verdict all the more damning. As the long Bush era comes to an end, this book shows how, in the wrong hands, both the US constitution and international law could be distorted to serve a radically conservative agenda.
'A remarkable tale extremely well told' - Financial Times
'Fascinating ... a meticulous, forensic account of Cheney's role' - Literary Review «
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