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Summary: Lies and sour grapes
Review: Read the book. Listen to the criticism. Then do some research on Clarke's previous statements about the Bush administration. Good place to start, this 2002 interview: [...] The conflicts between his previous statements and the tripe he put into this book are so clear, so unambiguous that this reviewer has no doubts as to Mr Clarke's motivations and intentions. When you're done, you will draw the same conclusion I have. Dick Clarke is a deceitful, bitter little man who is only out to sell books and drag down the Bush administration.
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Summary: In-depth review of Counter-terrorism efforts
Review: An absorbing, detailed review of Richard Clarke's 30 years in Counter-Terrorism. This facinating read is well worth the cost.
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Summary: Companion Needed
Review: No sooner does Mr. Clarke release his book when his previous press statements, television appearances, memos and emails get released contradicting statements he is making in his book and his 60 Minutes interview. When he's confronted with this at the 9/11 hearings, he dodges the questions - never addressing his own contradictions. Perhaps someone needs to write a companion book, to sort through all the contradictions.
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Summary: Must reading
Review: This may be the most important book you read this year. After the events of 9/11 I expected a flurry (snowstorm) of books on the subject to appear. I believe that this is the definitve book on that subject and on the threat of terrorism to our world. While Clarke was not in the driver's seat during that event, he certainly had a chillingly clear view from the passanger seat, and is in the best position to alert the reading public that the vehicle is being driven over a cliff.
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Summary: This guy is bipolar...Lies to sell book
Review: Richard Clarke in this book, is saying things totally opposite to what he said in August 2002. Then he had nothing but praise for Bush because Bush was finally doing something about terrorism that had been ignored by Clinton.
Interesting that one of Clarke's friends is with the John Kerry camp... [...]
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Summary: convincing...
Review: Like his testimony before the 9/11 pannel on march 24th, Mr clarke weighs in with his authoritative C.V and writes eloquently, calmly, powerfully and convincingly...
This book, like the follow up testimony, is not to be taken lightly by the people of washington, it has potential to be very contentious and divisive, but, i for one, was convinced..
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Summary: Profiting from the deaths of 3,000 people
Review: As the 9-11 commission searches for answers to how the events of 9-11 could occur, along comes the all-knowing, all-caring Mr. Clarke who, if only he was listened to, could have stopped the terrorist attacks from happening. The fact that he's personally profiting from the attacks should make every American's stomach turn. And the apology? Shameful grand-standing.
The premise that the Clinton administration had 'no higher priority' than terrorism (apparently in the guise of those wag-the-dog cruise missiles launched during the President's Lewinsky grand jury testimony), while the Bush White House didn't take the al Qaeda threat seriously (never mind the quick annihilation of the Taliban following the 2001 attacks)is preposterous to any thinking person.
Could the motivation behind Mr. Clarke's position be the sour grapes and bruised ego experienced by his being relegated to insignificance by a more brilliant woman? Whatever the case, enjoy your 15 minutes, Dick, because you'll be a minor footnote within a year. The baggage of eight failed years serving in the Clinton administration will be your true legacy.
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Summary: Expected leftwing tripe
Review: This book is nothing more than what the liberal media thinks we should all think. Fiction? Indeed.
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Summary: Is lying now or was he lying in the past?
Review: In the past he praised the President, Now he slams him. Which is it? Is Clark lying now or was he lying in the past? I find the book to be political rubish clearly seen for what it is.
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Summary: Take it with a grain of salt -
Review: The author, Richard Clarke was in a position of unbridled observation and obvious frustration during both the Clinton and Bush administrations as White House National Coordinator for Security and Counter-terrorism on the President's National Security Council. His credibility as author of these opinions is impressive and he openly cricizes each administration for the failure to heed warnings leading to 9/11. The most virulent criticisms though are stinging and personal when it comes to the Bush administration and the Iraq war. He does not hold back name calling as he labels Paul Wolfowitz, Condoleeza Rice, and Donald Rumsfeld as "Vulcans" determined to level Iraq using whatever means necessary including the sympathies associated with 9/11. He criticizes Bush for politicizing the sympathies of 9/11 to build up Homeland Security offices and spending unbridled sums of money but doing little when it comes to actually effectuating change against terrorism. Clarke points to the "Axis Of Evil" comment during the 2002 State of The Union speech and unsubstantiated comments linking Saddam Hussein with Al Qaeda as attempting to create public support for the invasion of Iraq. There's little to counter weigh his assertions but I found the book fascinating because books like these often effectuate change by opening a dialogue and shedding light on a cave.
I read it through and through very quickly. Some opinions I found gave credibilty to suspicions of my own but hindsight is 20/20 vision. It's always so easy to criticize a president when you're not the president but to Mr. Clarke's credit he had to feel extraodinary frustration after 9/11 knowing there were warnings that went without action. I only hope this one man's opinion is recognized as just that - a uni-dimensional view of a complicated situation and it does not reopen wounds of families struggling to move on after losing loved ones on 9/11.
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