Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War Inside Iraq - Softcover

Tucker, Mike; Faddis, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599218887 ISBN 13: 9781599218885

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2010

Synopsis

"Operation Hotel California" is the definitive inside account of the secret CIA mission that paved the way for the Iraq War. Based on exclusive interviews with the team leader, Charles S. Faddis--who retired in 2008 and whose name was publicly revealed in this book for the first time--it is also the most blistering indictment by any U.S. counterterrorism officer of America's blunders vis-a-vis Al-Qaeda and Iraq. Its lessons are vital as a new administration seeks to withdraw securely from Iraq and fight extremists in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

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Review:

""Among Warriors in Iraq" is hard-boiled and absorbing."--Booklist "In "Hell Is Over: Voices of the Kurds after Saddam", Mike Tucker tells a story we should know, but would not, except for his bravery."--Senator Bob Kerrey, member of 9/11 Commission

From the Back Cover:

The definitive inside account of the secret CIA mission that paved the way for the U.S. invasion of Iraq—a book with vital lessons for America’s ongoing struggle against Al-Qaeda The Iraq War most of us know began on March 20, 2003, with the U.S.-led invasion. In fact, it began on July 10, 2002, when a CIA counterterrorist team crossed the Harburr River from Turkey into Kurdistan. Operation Hotel California tells the inside story of this dangerous mission, which had profound consequences on the War on Terror, the Iraq War, and U.S. foreign policy. Authors Mike Tucker and Charles S. Faddis—the leader of the courageous CIA team—capture the thrills and frustrations of hunting the nation’s most fanatical enemies on their turf. They also deliver the most blistering indictment to date by any U.S. counterterrorism officer of America’s blunders vis-à-vis Al-Qaeda and Iraq. Carrying lessons especially relevant today, as the current administration seeks to disengage from Iraq while continuing to fight extremists in Afghanistan and beyond, Operation Hotel California is a must-read about the complexities and dangers of American covert operations.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1599218887
• ISBN 13: 9781599218885
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216