State of War - Hardcover

Risen, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743275780 ISBN 13: 9780743275781

Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Free Press, 2006

Synopsis

With relentless media coverage, breathtaking events, and extraordinary congressional and independent investigations, it is hard to believe that we might not know some of the most significant facts about the presidency of George W. Bush. Yet, beneath the surface events of the Bush presidency lies a secret history - a series of hidden events that makes a mockery of many of the stories on the surface. This hidden history involves domestic spying, abuses of power, and outrageous operations. It includes a CIA that became caught in a political crossfire it could not withstand, even against the wishes of the commander-in-chief. It features a president who created a sphere of deniability, in which his top aides were briefed on matters of the utmost sensitivity - but the president was carefully kept in ignorance. "State of War" reveals this hidden history for the first time, including scandals that will redefine the Bush presidency.

About this title

Review

This book has already caused a political storm in the US -- Independent on Sunday

About the Author

The author has reported on national security issues for a major US national newspaper for twenty years. In 2002 he was a member of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for post-9/11 journalism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Free Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743275780
• ISBN 13: 9780743275781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256