war on terror

When it comes to fighting the war on terror, throw the rulebook out the window.

In a nutshell, that was the Bush administration's legal response to the challenges presented by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to Jane Mayer's new book "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals." Mayer charts, in devastating detail, the steps that led the Bush administration to seek unlimited presidential power and steamroll over constitutional protections in pursuing a shadowy band of terrorists.