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Posted at 10:24 am on Friday, November 21, 2008, in Reading, and tagged bush, cheney, clarke, fbi, iraq, nine-eleven.
Now do not get me wrong. I believe the vice-president when he said Richard Clarke “wasn’t in the loop” on terrorism issues. I mean, Dick Cheney is a pretty reliable source. But still, I’d like to hear what Clarke has to say in his destined-for-textbook-status Against All Enemies…
Image: Amazon.com
And so far — through three chapters — it is fascinating. Reading (and more importantly, understanding) this book will be likely assisted by the last book I read, which provided a wonderful overview of the politics surrounding Islam and Saudi Arabia.
I’m still waiting for one of the G-men — the FBI agents and staffers in this building — to notice the book while we stand silently in the elevator. I am unsure as to how to provoke a reaction without being too obvious. Maybe I can drop the book, and make a big deal about not being able to pick it up, like a damsel in distress.
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