Tag Archives: 'clarke'

• Fallibility

  Culpability of the horrific events of nine-eleven squarely land at the feet of Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. However, fallibility in the U.S. government to prevent the events, according to Richard Clarke, is as follows: – Condoleeza Rice, then National Security Advisor, for failing to understand the urgency to deal with [...]

• Currently Reading

  Thanks to a four flights and several train-rides over the past two weeks, I was able to wrap up Against All Enemies. It was quite the read, and should be taught to every junior-year high-school student in America. I’ve decided to take a break from the current events and policy genre for my next book, [...]

• Currently Reading

  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 [...]