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Following the nomination of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General of the United States, the debate about the use of torture in the "Global War on Terror" has become more intense. Gonzales favors giving the President far-reaching authority in matters concerning the treatment of detainees. His hearing at the Senate provides new insight into the Administration's legal understanding of the meaning of torture. His confirmation by the Senate will allow the existing inhumane treatment of suspects held outside of the US to continue. (SWP-Comments / SWP)

"Throughout time, major wars have defined historical epochs and charted the rise and decline of great powers. The U.S. global war on terror, with Iraq as the Bush administration's chosen centerpiece, is almost certainly destined to do the same. Indeed, the Bush doctrine for conducting the war on terror and the Iraqi Freedom campaign are likely to prove benchmarks in U.S. history precisely because of the many orthodoxies and traditions the administration has purposely challenged. At the same time, fundamental flaws have already appeared in many tenets underlying the Bush transformation of foreign and military affairs. So contends award-winning journalist James Kitfield. As with his critically acclaimed Prodigal Soldiers, the story of how America arrived at this fateful crossroads is a narrative full of drama and personal anecdote, rich in context and detail. War and Destiny is based on interviews with the key players and on Kitfield's personal observation of major events. Like his first book, it may well become the chronicle of a critical period in American history"--Provided by publisher.