Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror - Couverture souple

Clarke, Richard A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0743260457 ISBN 13 : 9780743260459

Editeur : Free Press, 2004

Synopsis

Against All Enemies The former White House counterterrorism czar offers a disturbing insider's view of America's war on terror, both before and after September 11th, including what went right or wrong, the operations of the Al Qaeda network, the Department of Homeland Security, and other crucial aspects of what the Bus Full description

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Quatrième de couverture :

'Mr Clarke's book is a rare literary phenomenon, a thriller, contemporary history and kiss-and-tell all rolled into one, before being bound with dynamite and fired crashing through the windows of the Oval Office'
The Times
When Richard Clarke's Against All Enemies vaulted into the public arena it changed the debate about the war on terror. His revelations about the Bush administration's inattention to the threat of terrorism pre-9/11, and his stinging critique of the impact on global terrorism of the war on Iraq shocked the world.
Yet, Against All Enemies is far more than a book about a single moment in time. It is both the most authoritative history of America's twenty-year struggle with terrorism, and a timeless memoir revealing how the government of the world's remaining superpower really works.

'This is not just another hysterical anti-Bush polemic but a forensic glimpse into the entrails of government'
Scotsman
'Against All Enemies is too good to be ignored…It is a rarity among Washington-insider memoirs - it's a thumping good read'
New Yrok Times

Présentation de l'éditeur :

THE EXPLOSIVE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
With all-new excerpts from Richard Clarke's dramatic public testimony, and revealing corroboration from The 9/11 Commission Report
From the 9/11 Commission Report:
"On the day of the meeting [September 4, 2001], Clarke sent Rice an impassioned personal note. He criticized U.S. counterterrorism efforts past and present. The 'real question' before the principals, he wrote, was 'are we serious about dealing with the al Qida threat?...Is al Qida a big deal?... Decision makers should imagine themselves on a future day when the CSG has not succeeded in stopping al Qida attacks and hundreds of Americans lay dead in several countries, including the US,' Clarke wrote. 'What would those decision makers wish that they had done earlier? That future day could happen at any time.'"

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Free Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743260457
• ISBN 13: 9780743260459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352