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Books : Intelligence Matters: The CIA, the FBI, Saudi Arabia, and the Failure of America's War on TerrorIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $17.95 Amazon.com's Price: $13.46 You Save: $4.49 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 327.1273 EAN: 9780700616268 ISBN: 0700616268 Label: University Press of Kansas Manufacturer: University Press of Kansas Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 334 Publication Date: September 11, 2008 Publisher: University Press of Kansas Studio: University Press of Kansas Sales Rank: 63576 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Shining much-needed light on areas the 9/11 Commission preferred to keep dark, Intelligence Matters chronicles the efforts of a historic joint House-Senate inquiry to get to the bottom of our intelligence failures on that infamous day in 2001. Originally published in 2004 amid the media circus surrounding The 9/11 Commission Report, it told more than a riveting tale--it also provided an unflinching exposé of failure, incompetence, and deceit at the highest levels of our government. The Joint Inquiry, co-chaired by Senator Bob Graham (D-Florida), was the first and arguably most effective government body to investigate the horrendous 2001 attacks. Indeed, it helped compel a reluctant George W. Bush to establish the 9/11 Commission. But while both investigations sharply criticized the failures of our nation's intelligence establishment, only Graham's dared to challenge the Bush administration on a number of troubling points--especially the apparent complicity of Saudi officials in the events of 9/11, the subsequent protection provided by President Bush for a large number of Saudis (including members of the bin Laden family), and the run-up to the Iraq War, which Graham voted against. The original work combined a compelling narrative of 9/11 with an insightful eyewitness chronicle of the Joint Inquiry's investigation, conclusions, and recommendations. Sharply critiquing the failures at the CIA, FBI, and the White House and detailing at least twelve occasions when the 9/11 plot could have been stopped, it concluded with a clear plan for overhauling our intelligence and national security establishment. For this paperback edition, Graham has added a substantial new preface and postscript that lucidly examine how effectively the nation has responded--or failed to respond--to the Joint Inquiry's recommendations. This edition restores Intelligence Matters to its rightful place as one of the key texts on the subject of 9/11 and provides a grim reminder of the challenges that remain for us in the war on terror. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - There were no "Intelligence Failures"I just happened to run into Bob Graham today in western Maryland. He wouldn't answer my question-- "Just what were you and the Pakistani Intelligence Chief talking about in DC on the day of 9/11 and for another week thereafter?" Remember that General Ahmad was the guy who supposedly wired $100,000 to the so-called lead high jacker Mohammad Atta just before 9/11. You remember, the guy whose passport they "just happened" to find intact amid the smoldering wreckage of the World Trade Center. Read More Rating: - Another Bush Basher with Hindsight BiasThis book provides some good information about the events leading up to 9/11 but nothing so new that it is a revelation. It fails when the Bush bashing and hindsight bias starts. If Graham is going to bash Bush that is fine but he should also bash Clinton for all of his documented failures for neutralizing bin Laden. Graham talks about all the missed opportunities to prevent 9/11 but fails to mention, even once, how Bill Clinton could have prevented 9/11. Graham seems to "connect dots" after the ... Read More Rating:  - SKIP THE 9/11 REPORT. READ THIS INSTEAD.Nearly every page is riveting. Highly readable account of the missed opportunities before and after 9/11 and the failed Iraqi War. Senator Graham's expertise is validated by the fact that all his predictions about Iraq and al-Qaeda from 2004 when the book was published are now reality. He even broaches the subject of impeachment at a time when Bush was riding high and on the way to reelection. The good senator doesn't pull punches. Intelligence Matters is full of shocking revelations ... Read More Rating: - SENATOR BOB GRAHAM FALLS VICTIM TO INTELLIGENCE WORLD OF DECEPTION & ILLUSIONI have read this book cover to cover & I've read all 24 reviews. I don't doubt the intellect of any of these authors. It's apparent that Senator Graham is a noble American patriot & that the reviews of this book have expressed serious concerns. Senator Graham points out 12 INSTANCES before 9/11 in which the 9/11 plot could have been discovered. He points out that at least one alleged hijacker was being housed by an FBI informant. (The FBI DENIED SENATOR GRAHAM ACCESS TO THIS ... Read More Rating: - Rather GoodAlthough slightly partisan and carrying a slight self-congradulatory tone in parts, this is a fairly good presentation of the facts. His recommendations are well-thought and should be given serious consideration. Browse for similar items by category:
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