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by: James Risen Average Rating: 4.00 out of 5 stars

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The winter holidays are usually a quiet time for news, but the December 2005 revelations of the Bush administration's extensive, off-the-books domestic spying program by
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- Incompetence and misuse of power
This is a clear exposition of the CIA's incompetence, and back-door politics within the Bush administration. James Risen exposes several violations of the US Constitution, in terms of blatant infringements of privacy laws committed against the American people. He also outlines the back-channel decision-making between Vice President Cheney and Donald Rumsfield, known old hands at Machiavellian politics, clearly going behind the president's back on key issues regarding world terrorism and the war in ... Read More

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- "State of War"
A very well written book on the history of the CIA. It confirmed many of the fears I had about "Big Brother" and the people who control the CIA. A great read, if you want to know how the government is using the CIA to influence foreign governments and fool the American public.

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- An Interesting Book
Enjoyed reading this book. Sure, you get the author's persepctive on Bush and company. But...overall, I found it interesting and revealing--a different look at the Defense and Intelligence Communities.

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