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State of War (Hardcover)

by James Risen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Free Press (3 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743275780
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743275781
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 700,455 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An eye opener, 19 Oct 2008
By Foxylock (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration (Paperback)
James Risen has written a well researched and informative book covering the rise of the ultra secretive NSA,the inept CIA and the deeply flawed Bush administration.This compelling read will give proof of the massive scale of the US spying machine,shocking evidence that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction prior to the invasion and how CIA operatives illegally transport prisoners around the world through a process called rendition.

Risen tells us how vital information was omitted from presidential reports by warmongering CIA operatives and how the facts were altered to fit the required picture.Afghanistan now supplies 87% of the worlds heroin with the US military turning a blind eye to this illicit trade,the proceeds which in turn help to finance al Qaeda.

This is a great book on a controversial subject making it a must read for anyone interested in the so called global war on terror.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The secret history of critical thinking under Bush, 13 Aug 2007
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This review is from: State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration (Paperback)
The book is well written and very easy to follow through. Plenty with information and good arguments supporting the main ideas. It's one of the few books that portrait individual actors in a way that enables us to understand better the politics of this administration. The way Tenet is described as a politician, the importance of Rumsfeld and the submission of the military bureaucrats... Americans since 911 have been too shy to criticise their government, their policies and their decisions. This book is good for american democracy. And the rest of the world will apreciate it also.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal insight into the abuse of the CIA, 6 May 2007
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This review is from: State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration (Paperback)
This was a really informative book, and a genuinely fun read. Much easier to get into than Ghost Wars, and it points out the abuse of power in the DOD orchestrated in part by Donald Rumsfeld.
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