Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War

Just what it says-- how Bush amdin sold Iraq War. Not always thrilling, but that is b/c they are trying to lay out what happened, not to be sensational.

an excellent book on how the administration lied to go to war over Iraq & ignored the warnings the CIA gave (as inept as the CIA was & is)

A dubious piece of work that lacks in sources and instead relies on eavesdroppings, secret memos, and secret sources that must remain hidden for fear of "reprisals." This isn't responsible journalism or writing. Hell, if Chomsky can cite an exhaustive list of sources for his work, these guys should be able to drum up a few footnotes or endnotes and not the hodgepodge of sourcing that closes this...more

A dubious piece of work that lacks in sources and instead relies on eavesdroppings, secret memos, and secret sources that must remain hidden for fear of "reprisals." This isn't responsible journalism or writing. Hell, if Chomsky can cite an exhaustive list of sources for his work, these guys should be able to drum up a few footnotes or endnotes and not the hodgepodge of sourcing that closes this book. Because of this, Hubris becomes hard to swallow.   hide

If you like political thrillers this is a must read... kind of scary though because this is the real deal. bastards.