A pretext for war: 9/11, Iraq, and the abuse of America's intelligence agencies (1st Anchor Books ed.)

In A Pretext for War, acclaimed author James Bamfordwhose classic book The Puzzle Palace first revealed the existence of the National Security Agencydraws 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 administrations 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 Americas Middle East policy, A Pretext for War is essential reading for anyone concerned about the security of the United States.From the Trade Paperback edition.