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American Coup: How a Terrified Government Is Destroying the Constitution

by William M. Arkin

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A military expert describes how a secret group of powerful and unelected men of the national security establishment keep the nation safe from terrorism through the steady erosion and undermining of everyday freedoms protected by the Constitution.

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Published: 2013
Genres: Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 355.033073
LCC: UA23 .A75

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