Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq WarThe real story behind the investigation of Iraq, and the basis for the MSNBC documentary of the same name hosted by Rachel Maddow Filled with news-making revelations that made it a New York Times bestseller, Hubris takes us behind the scenes at the White House, CIA, Pentagon, State Department, and Congress to show how George W. Bush came to invade Iraq--and how his administration struggled with the devastating fallout. Hubris connects the dots between Bush's expletive-laden outbursts at Saddam Hussein, the bitter battles between the CIA and the White House, the fights within the intelligence community over Saddam's supposed weapons of mass destruction, the outing of an undercover CIA officer, and the Bush administration's misleading sales campaign for war. Written by veteran reporters Michael Isikoff and David Corn, this is an inside look at how a president took the nation to war using faulty and fraudulent intelligence. It's a dramatic page-turner and an intriguing account of conspiracy, backstabbing, bureaucratic ineptitude, journalistic malfeasance, and arrogance. |
Contents
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One Strange Theory | 66 |
The Niger Caper | 85 |
The Secret Diggers | 101 |
A Tale of Two Sources | 115 |
Seven Days in July | 255 |
A Cover Blown | 279 |
The Incurious President | 303 |
The Investigation Begins | 317 |
The Prosecutor Versus the Press | 344 |
The Final Showdown | 369 |
No Regrets | 399 |
The Surge and the Scooter Libby Trial | 421 |
Bent with the Wind | 133 |
A Secret in the Nevada Desert | 153 |
The Final Pitch | 169 |
BestLaid Plans | 191 |
The Missing Weapons | 211 |
The Leaking Begins | 231 |
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 437 |
NOTES | 439 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 461 |
INDEX | 465 |
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Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War Michael Isikoff,David Corn No preview available - 2007 |
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