Full name: A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies

Author: James Bamford Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Politics, Non Fiction, War/Military Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781400030347 140003034X

In A Pretext for War, acclaimed author James Bamford-whose classic book The Puzzle Palace first revealed the existence of the National Security Agency-draws on his unparalleled access to top intelligence sources to produce a devastating expos? of the intelligence community and the Bush administration. A Pretext for War reveals the systematic weaknesses behind the failure to detect or prevent the 9/11 attacks, and details the Bush administration's subsequent misuse of intelligence to sell preemptive war to the American people. Filled with unprecedented new revelations, from the sites of "undisclosed locations" to the actual sources of America's Middle East policy, A Pretext for War is essential reading for anyone concerned about the security of the United States. Similar books: The Puzzle Palace by James Bamford Body of Secrets by James Bamford The Shadow Factory by James Bamford Chain of Command by Seymour M. Hersh Generation Kill by Evan Wright The Great War for Civilisation by Robert Fisk Drift by Rachel Maddow Ghost Wars by Steve Coll Fiasco by Thomas E. Ricks Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran The March of Folly by Barbara W. Tuchman Dereliction of Duty by H. R. McMaster America's War for the Greater Middle East by Andrew J. Bacevich Kill Anything That Moves by Nick Turse Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer The Fall of the Ottomans by Eugene Rogan The Good Soldiers by David Finkel The Black Banners by Ali H. Soufan Vietnam by Max Hastings The Assassins' Gate by George Packer