{"product_id":"the-torture-report-a-graphic-adaptation-paperback","title":"The Torture Report: A Graphic Adaptation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSid Jacobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJane Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eScott Horton\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The more who learn the truth the better off the country will be, because there is no better safeguard against the revival of torture than a well-informed public.\" -- Jane Mayer, from the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On December 9, 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report that strongly condemned the CIA for its secret and brutal use of torture in the treatment of prisoners captured in the \"war on terror\" during the George W. Bush administration. This deeply researched and fully documented investigation caused monumental controversy, interest, and concern, and starkly highlighted both how ineffective the program was as well as the lengths to which the CIA had gone to conceal it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Torture Report\u003c\/i\u003e, Sid Jacobson and Ernie ColÃ3se their celebrated graphic-storytelling abilities to make the damning torture report accessible, finally allowing Americans to lift the veil and fully understand the crimes committed by the CIA.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSid Jacobson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eErnie Colon\u003c\/b\u003e first came together to create the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe 9\/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e (Hill \u0026amp; Wang\/FSG). Since then, the pair have collaborated on graphic books about Che Guevara, the war on terror, and Anne Frank. Jacobson was formerly the managing editor and editor in chief for Harvey Comics and an executive editor at Marvel Comics. Artist Colon has worked at Harvey, Marvel, and DC Comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714728267839,"sku":"9781568585758","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ae96ffd11b5b76dbde879f560a32e4f.webp?v=1765069132","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-torture-report-a-graphic-adaptation-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}