Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the Bush White HouseRegnery Publishing, 1 сент. 2002 г. - Всего страниц: 256 George W., this one's for you. In Washington Times correspondent Sammon's inside account of the Bush administration's reaction to 9-11 and the resultant war on terror, readers are tendered a breathless, highly complimentary portrait of the president and an overly simplistic moral tale about the great merit and unwavering moral vision of his inner circle. What could be an extremely interesting if one-sided account is often undercut by Sammon's penchant for editorializing (Bush was "more directly affected than most Americans by the attacks themselves"; Osama bin Laden "giggled" when speaking about the attacks; and the president often "twinkles" when he speaks) and novelizing (Bush "never thought he would be so relieved to see the White House again. He scanned the magnificent curve of the South Portico...He gazed at the Rose Garden"). Nor does Sammon seem to appreciate the irony of quoting some of the president's less eloquent statements, such as: "The role of a president is to seek great objectives for the country, big goals." Sammon, author of the bestselling At Any Cost, largely writes for the converted, so the intended audience for this volume will no doubt love it. Those more skeptical of the government's policies, however, will find his narrative more hagiography than history, and will want to wait for Bob Woodward's forthcoming Bush at War, which covers the same territory from a different angle. |
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... Laden family during their pil- grimages to Mecca . Bin Laden wrote down their names to keep track of the true believers . He made several trips back to Saudi Arabia to raise additional funds from family members , mosques , and the royal ...
... Laden family during their pil- grimages to Mecca . Bin Laden wrote down their names to keep track of the true believers . He made several trips back to Saudi Arabia to raise additional funds from family members , mosques , and the royal ...
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... Laden was worth $ 250 million , the NIF wel- comed him to Khartoum . He soon used his money and engineering expertise to establish a road construction company that helped the government with public works projects . But he also set up a ...
... Laden was worth $ 250 million , the NIF wel- comed him to Khartoum . He soon used his money and engineering expertise to establish a road construction company that helped the government with public works projects . But he also set up a ...
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... Laden had scored his first major victory against the United States . By this time the al Qaeda training camps were churning out gradu- ates from half a dozen nations . Emboldened by his growing influence , bin Laden renewed his ...
... Laden had scored his first major victory against the United States . By this time the al Qaeda training camps were churning out gradu- ates from half a dozen nations . Emboldened by his growing influence , bin Laden renewed his ...
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Prologue TwoHeaded Calf | 1 |
Chapter One This Had Better Be Good | 9 |
Chapter Two In Over His Head | 53 |
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