Books like State of war by James Risen
The book delves into the George W. Bush administration, revealing a secretive history of domestic spying, executive abuse of power, and controversial operations by the CIA and the Defense Department. It traces how intelligence agencies were drawn into a political crossfire, how the Defense Department pursued its own foreign policy often against presidential direction, and how a culture of deniability kept the president out of key sensitive discussions. Drawing on reliable Washington sources and global reporting, the narrative exposes a chain of events that illustrate troubling patterns in U.S. intelligence and governance.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Politics & Government/Government
Authors: James Risen
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