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A Pretext For War

9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies

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A Pretext For War

By: James Bamford
Narrated by: Robertson Dean
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 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.©2004 James Bamford; (P)2004 Books on Tape Espionage Military Political Science Politics & Government True Crime Middle East National Security War Iran Gulf War Africa Computer Security

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This is an excellent telling of the lead-up to the Iraq war - it shows how far apart lie the fiction and the reality surrounding America's intelligence services.

It also tells the truth about the real duplicity of the US President and his allies (especially UK Prime Minister) in their push for regime change.

One thing about the reader, who is generally very good and deals well with many difficult names - I did laugh out loud when he talked about the infamous 'doggy dossier' (it should be prodnounced 'dodgy' - dɒdʒi/ or 'dod-gi').

An important contribution to the history of 9/11

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brilliant from start to finish.

Worth listening to if you want the truth behind the secret state.

revealing and interesting

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