Rating: 
Summary: If you can't form your own opinion, don't read.
Review: This book is an unfortunate display of bitterness that has already had a negative impact on our country. I'm not sure how Mr. Clarke can put that much blame for 9/11 on a predident who was in office for months and so little on the previous president who was in office for years. Obviously written to hurt The Bush Administration, not to get the facts out. Scary to think this guy was an important figure in the war on terror.
Rating: 
Summary: sour grapes
Review: Yet another tirade by a former disgruntled employee of the White House. Curious how Mr. Clarke's book is at odds with positive public statements about the current administration's handling of the war on terror. He has said that Bush ignored his reports on terror threats and that he knew about the content of the reports but failed to act. Which is it? Portraying Dr. Rice as ill informed on terror groups is pure fantasy. Clarke's advice on terror threats during the Clinton years was unimpressive, as Al Qaeda struck U.S. interests six times during that period. A month after 911 Clarke was demoted to head of "cyber security". Was he in the loop -doubtful. Disgruntled? You decide.
Rating:
Summary: An exercise in contradictions
Review: I read Mr. Clarke's book with enthusiasm. As with most Americans, we are hopping above all hope that the horror of 9/11 will never occur again. Not only in this country, but anywhere. Mr. Clarke spells out compelling information about how the current administration handled this crisis. The problem is that he neglects the facts as reported by the free press. This is a history lesson, and we better pay attention. Yes that press includes NPR and other unbiased sources that have Mr. Clarke stating one thing prior to his book, and now saying something entirely different. He makes valiant attempts at answering these criticisms, but it seems to me, that he was either telling the truth in the past, or is telling the truth now, and I don't know which to believe. I have attempted to remain neutral on this whole issue of who was at fault (Dem or Rep), and will continue trying to keep that perspective, but the rhetoric coming from the one party in perticular that backs Mr. Clarke's story over people with, at least much credability as Mr. Clarke, seems pandering and political. I hope that this book gets the American people, at least thinking about the current world situation, and pay attention to our political system.
Rating: 
Summary: The Naked Bush?
Review: Former Bush White House Terrorism aide Richard (Dick) Clarke has written a book that makes the Emperor Bush look like a character in the old fairie tale whose new suit actually leaves him naked. When President Bush was handed the 2000 election by Governor Bush, with the collusion of the Supreme Court my wife said "Oh my God, that man is going to be President", my wife being a lifelong liberal Democrat. I, being a lifelong liberal Republican consoled her by saying, "Don't worry he's not so bad. He's just a good ole boy". However, I'm sorry to say that events have forced me to rethink this position. First the questionable war in Iraq,(I'm still hopeful that some good can come out of that) then, former Treasury Secretary dropped one shoe with his new book, The Price of Loyalty and now with the revelations of the Terrorist Czar, Richard Clarke, in his new book Against All Enemies the other shoe just hit the floor. With the release of this very revealing book, Bush and the White House Staff have been left transparent, virtually naked. Clarke has stripped away their cover and exposed them all for us to see. Oh yes, they're screaming bloody murder and designated hit man, Vice President Cheney is trying to put a spin on it, but the damage is done. There could be nothing more damning for President Bush than the White House Counter-terrorism co-ordinator, in the aftermath of the most destructive terrorist event in the history of the world, saying in his new book that among other things, Bush and his National Security Advisor did not seem to have a handle on or as least underestimated how dangerous an adversary Al Queda and Bin Laden was and in the immediate aftermath of 9-11, Bush and his staff perseverated upon Iraq as co-conspirator, even to the point of trying to get subordinates to find (or invent) evidence of Saddam's complicity. It seems the smarmy Rumsfield was fascinated by the concept of attacking the target rich Iraqis. Ultimately Bush did the right thing and went to Afghanistan but he obviously never forgot Iraq. Clarke also thinks the invasion of Iraq was a mistake as well, taking valuable resources from Afghanistan, squandering the post 9-11 good will of the world and creating a whole new generation of terrorists by generally pis-sing off most of the Muslims. Now Clarke's focus was not entirely on Bush. He also was not totally happy with the policies or responses to terrorist related events in his previous eight years with the Clinton administration, though just as previous events paled in comparison to the shock of 9-11, the damage to the sitting president is certainly greater, especially in the heat of his re-election campaign. I find what Mr Clarke has to say both convincing and compelling. What he says about his former employers apparent ineptitude, though not criminally negligent, makes the Bush team look very bad. In all honesty, it seems to me that Clarke had an axe to grind. He was retained by the incoming administration, though his position was downgraded to a staff instead of a Cabinet level position. There also seems to be an underlying acrimony between Dr. Rice (his boss) and himself and finally I believe Clarke was unhappy at not being considered for the new Homeland Security Czar post. Conclusion All this does not diminish from Clarke's insightful revelations in Against All Enemies, especially when backed up by former Secretary O'Neil and it seems to answer some of the nagging unresolved questions I had about this administration. It is certainly true that there are undeniable synergies between Against All Enemies and The Price of Loyalty. They describe the same bemused, indecisive, out of their league, White House.
Rating:
Summary: Impluasible Attack from a Has-Been
Review: An outrageous attack on his President when his country is engaged in a war on terrorism from a man who was formerly an insider and a trusted member of the Administration. A sad example of a failed bureaucrat treacherously telling tales, many of them "tale tales", apparently for revenge. Interestingly the tales told in this book are but one of several different versions told to reporters and to the private sessions of the 9/11 investigation committee. A caution to all readers: This is NOT a reliable source!
Rating: 
Summary: A MUST READ BEFORE YOU VOTE
Review: Anyone hoping to make an informed choice for president this November simply must read this book. George Bush is running for re-election primarily on his record as a "war president"--both the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq. As this book makes clear, Bush did not do enough prior to 9/11 to try and stop Osama bin Laden, and after the successful ouster of the Taliban in Afghanistan, allowed his preoccupation with finishing the job his father started in Iraq to divert precious resources--money, materials, and lives--from the war on terrorism in order to fight a war we now know was unjustified. The Bush people have gone into overdrive in trying to bash Clarke as a partisan zealot trying to get Kerry elected (in fact he's a registered Republican), a liar, or worse. I wish they would spend as much energy trying to stop al Qaeda as they do trying to stop the truth about this administration's failures from getting out.
Rating:
Summary: Trash
Review: I read this book anticipating that I would learn something only to find out that it was a buch of crap after I heard a tape of this man contradicting everything that he wrote in this book. Thank you fox news. Dont buy this book if you must read I would reccomend that you wait until it is available at the local library. Thats what I did with mine. Donated it. (...)
Rating:
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.
Rating:
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.
Rating:
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.
| 
