{"product_id":"book-bxpo","title":"The Assassination Complex","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere are major revelations about the US government’s drone program. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website \u003ci\u003eThe Intercept \u003c\/i\u003eexpose stunning new details about America’s secret assassination policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to troops on the ground and are authorized only when an “imminent” threat is present and there is “near certainty” that the intended target will be killed. The implicit message on drone strikes from the Obama administration has been \u003ci\u003etrust, but don’t verify\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe online magazine the\u003ci\u003e Intercept\u003c\/i\u003e exploded this secrecy when it obtained a cache of secret slides that provide a window into the inner workings of the US military’s kill-capture operations in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Whether through the use of drones, night raids, or new platforms yet to be employed, these documents show assassination to be central to US counterterrorism policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classified documents reveal that Washington’s fourteen-year targeted killing campaign suffers from an overreliance on flawed signals intelligence, an apparently incalculable civilian toll, and an inability to extract potentially valuable intelligence from terror suspects. This campaign, carried out by two presidents through four presidential terms, has been deliberately obscured from the public and insulated from democratic debate. \u003ci\u003eThe Assassination Complex\u003c\/i\u003e allows us to understand at last the circumstances under which the US government grants itself the right to sentence individuals to death without the established checks and balances of arrest, trial, and appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes original contributions from Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347509518640,"sku":"BDbxpo","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/313216-bxpo-Square.jpg?v=1734206921","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bxpo","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}