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In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration | 
 enlarge | Author: David Iglesias
Creator: Davin Seay
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 153709
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1
ISBN: 0470261978
Dewey Decimal Number: 345.7301
EAN: 9780470261972
ASIN: 0470261978
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
The Bush administration's drive to politicize the Justice Department reached a new low with the wrongful firing of seven U.S. Attorneys in late 2006. Their action has ignited public outrage on a scale that far surpassed the reaction to any of the Bush administration's other political debacles. David Iglesias was one of those federal prosecutors, and now he tells his story. Iglesias has long served in the Navy as part of the JAG corps. One of his earliest cases, about an assaulted Marine in Guantanamo Bay, became the basis for the movie A Few Good Men. When Bush chose him to become the U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, it was a dream come true. He was a core member of Karl Rove's idealized Republican Party of the future -- handsome, Hispanic, evangelical, and a military veteran. The dream came to an abrupt end when Senator Pete Domenici improperly called Iglesias, wanting him to indict high-level Democrats before the 2006 elections. When Iglesias refused, the line went dead. Iglesias was fired just weeks later. First, he was devastated. Then, he was angry. Now, he is speaking out. Iglesias recounts his interactions with Bush, Rove, Alberto Gonzales, and other key players as he takes readers into his time at the Justice Department to reveal what top Republican officials said and did, and how they subverted justice.
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 Reveals the Foolishness and Carelessness of the Bush Administration August 29, 2008
Robert Kravitz (Chicago, IL United States)
If Alberto Gonzalez wanted to fire all of these qualified prosecutors, just because they were not "Republican enough," he should have done it one by one. Then no one would have noticed. But instead, he thought no one would notice a mass firing and even more, no one would do anything about it.
This book explains how it happened, why it happened, and helps us remember we have a Constitution in this country that must be preserved.
As to the book itself, large parts are a little dull because the author must tell us more about himself and that is not all that interesting. He's an intelligent guy doing a good job. However, the last 100+ pages are riveting as he reveals the lies of the Justice Department and specifically Alberto Gonzales.
RK
 Former blind follower sees the light August 28, 2008
It was sad, yet refreshing, to see a true "Bush-ite" see the truth about the lying, law-breaking administration that we have been saddled with for eight years.
A detailed dissection of high crimes August 23, 2008
Token Irish (Houston, TX USA)
"In Justice" is a thoroughly absorbing, detailed look at how absolute power corrupts absolutely. If a late-night walk through the White House and the Department of Justice, after all the day-workers have gone home and when the real skulduggery begins, is your cup of tea, read this book. In looking at the case of the seven U.S. Attorneys, we can see how ANY administration (in this case the Bush-Cheney brand) can simply make things happen and make good people go away with no explanations and no justifications. The book also serves as a good example of how vast power can make once-rational people think that no one will find out what they are up to, whether it's sex in the Oval Office or, in Iglesias's book, the firing of seven U.S. Attorneys for purely political reasons.
Reads like a novel August 22, 2008
Eleanor O. Hare (Clemson, South Carolina)
This book was so fasinating that I had difficulty putting it down. It explains a lot about what happened that never made it to the sound bites of the news media. If you want an understanding of what happened, read this!
In Justice review August 2, 2008
Roberta S. Carter (Santa Fe, NM)
I read this book in two days because it was gripping and engaged my interest. I know that the facts are true because I trust the validity, integrity and honesty of David Iglesias. This book will enhance your outlook on our governmental system.
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