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A Pretext for War
- 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
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In The Shadow Factory, James Bamford, the foremost expert on National Security Agency, charts its transformation since 9/11, as the legendary code breakers turned their ears away from outside enemies, such as the Soviet Union, and inward to enemies whose communications increasingly crisscross America.
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Every American needs to know what's in this book!
- De George en 06-29-14
De: James Bamford
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Spyfail
- Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence
- De: James Bamford
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 20 h y 41 m
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Spyfail is about the highly dangerous and growing capability of foreign countries to conduct large-scale espionage within the United States and how the FBI and other agencies have failed to prevent it. With his trademark deep investigative style, James Bamford digs as deep as one can go into these clandestine invasions and attacks, uncovering who’s involved, how these spygames were carried out, and why none of this was stopped. Full of revelations, the book includes access to previously secret and withheld documents, and interviews with confidential sources.
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As an undereducated layman, Bamford is excellent
- De ChuckBeatty en 03-11-23
De: James Bamford
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Body of Secrets
- Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency
- De: James Bamford
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 29 h y 52 m
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The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage organization. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his best-selling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate scramble to meet the frightening challenges of today and tomorrow.
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Great story I think...HORRIBLE narrator!
- De Amazon Customer en 01-08-19
De: James Bamford
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The Puzzle Palace
- Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization
- De: James Bamford
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
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In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America's largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long eluded public scrutiny, but The Puzzle Palace penetrates its vast network of power and unmasks the people who control it, often with shocking disregard for the law.
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Great NSA genesis - but watch the publication date
- De E. M. en 12-05-18
De: James Bamford
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No Place to Hide
- Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State
- De: Glenn Greenwald
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
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In May 2013, Glenn Greenwald set out for Hong Kong to meet an anonymous source who claimed to have astonishing evidence of pervasive government spying and insisted on communicating only through heavily encrypted channels. That source turned out to be the 29-year-old NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations about the agency’s widespread, systemic overreach proved to be some of the most explosive and consequential news in recent history, triggering a fierce debate over national security....
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Best Read in Print Format
- De Alfredo Ramirez en 11-22-14
De: Glenn Greenwald
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- De: Eric H. Cline
- Narrado por: Eric H. Cline
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This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages.
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Look past the one-star reviews: this is an enlightening and engaging read.
- De Alonzo Nightjar en 03-07-22
De: Eric H. Cline
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A Pretext for War
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- Nikoli Gogol
- 12-27-07
Must Read
The bookshelves are now groaning under the weight of books detailing what went wrong in Iraq.
Whatever the outcome in Iraq, there has been a continual shift in providing a rationale for the war. This book takes you back to the original justification for the attack.
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- FGP
- 09-30-04
A must read before you vote
If you think we have fallen into a trap in Iraq because of misinformation, you might come away with the notion that the White House knew there was not meat on the bone in the first place. If you think we are doing the tough job in Iraq, and that we made our country more secure by our actions, then you might want to rethink your position after listening to this book.
Listen to ?Sleeping with the Devil? too. This is not Fox News!
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- JPALJ
- 12-13-20
Good to hear the truth
Very well researched and sourced, and an importantly candid acknowledgment of just one example of what goes on behind closed doors in the name of the American people. Tragic in many ways.
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- Rick
- 02-12-24
Good Reporting and account of our lead up to war.
It is not pretty and unfortunately a lot of people died from these poor decisions and agendas by a few individuals. They should be held to account.
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- D. M.
- 04-15-05
Truly Disturbing
Like many Americans, I have always had my suspicions about the war in Iraq. This book attmpts to shed some light on the matter. It is a great listen. I couldn't put my iPod down once I started listening. At the same time, it made me feel cheated and less trusting of our leaders in the highest offices of government. However, I feel that you should give it a try and decide, for yourself, what is truth and what is fiction.
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- Myra Grozinger
- 07-10-05
Hair raising, Disturbing. Critical
Am writing this book review right after the 7/7/05 attacks in London. The Downing Street Memos have surfaced, we know from them that the intelligence to go to war was fixed in order to sell the invasion to the American people.
This book tells all about how this happened. It tells precisely and dispassionately about the lies and where they came from and who cooked them up. The author tells ahead of time, what the memos now corroborate. Details about what brought Colin Powell to the table at the UN, how he fought it and what happened and why. It tells why after fighting and killing and being killed in the name of waging war on terror nobody is safer or better off.
I knew a lot before I read it. Now I know how it all hangs together, and I am terribly saddened at our massive losses as a country because of a corrupt, dishonest and self serving set of leaders.
I read it twice, back to back. I highly recommend the education it affords.
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- John K. Stevens
- 10-31-05
My dots are connected
James Bramford is well known for his other books on security and NSA (e.g. Puzzle Palace). He is recognized for his careful research and attention to detail. In 1983 he introduced us in the "Puzzle Palace" to the inner workings of NSA before anyone knew it even existed. That book has withstood the test of time and is now a classic - in fact I am told it is required reading by all new NSA employees.
Again in this book Bamford seems to have the facts at his fingertips - many many dots floating in outer political space for me since 9/11 and the war that just never made any sense are now connected by this book. No emotion no agenda no deck of cards - just lots of interesting facts that are easy to check. This is not a political book in fact it is equally critical of both sides. In the end the facts are both interesting and explain how we got ourselves into 9/11 and the war - it makes it understandable. The Dots are connected.
He does ramble a bit from topic to topic, but so do the dots - just fascinated by backup details on history of people and why it all came together the way it did. In the end no answers but important to understand whats happend to start.
I have never written a review and listen to and read hundreds of books feel compelled to say this book is a must listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-21-08
Captivating!
Firstly, if you haven't heard Robertson Dean narrate a book, do yourself a favour - he makes this book! (also narrated I am Legend)
A Pretext for War was a captivating and often chilling presentation of the facts surrounding the events leading up to and of the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. At times throughout the middle and late stages of the book you can become lost in the details. There are so many dates, names, departments and acronyms that you can get quite lost in the maze. In saying that though, if you're into the nitty-gritty facts surrounding this topic you'll love this book. It makes the book readable (listenable) over and over.
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- Steven
- 04-08-06
A pretext for war
This book is in two parts, you keep reading this book in the belief that it will get more interesting but it never does, it could have been delivered in half the time, the way the book is delivered is fatally flawed give this one a big miss there must be better books out there on this subject that keep you entertained as well as giving you the facts.
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- James
- 07-10-04
Confused or Sell Out
What a sell out. He is obviously confused or a sell out. But don't be misled. If there is any amount of telling secrets of national security, this book would not been printed at least not for years to come.
The most informative aspect is in "reading between the lines." James Bamford tells about the many years of threats planned on the US prior to President Bush's presidency but puts blame on President Bush. A book that uses facts to legitimize fiction or at the very least a bruised ego. He exposes his own failings to practically understand limitations of individuals and governmental agencies - of course; he could have done it better.
Let?s get intelligent and use more critical practical thinking and realize humans are limited and flawed in their abilities. As such, I recognize the author's work and take his criticism with a grain of salt. I was left asking the question: What wasn't in the book? How about Sadam?s breaking of a cease fire and treaty, the attacks on American military, Iraq's breaking of international laws, Iraqi support of terrorism, the French, German and Russian roles in breaking the "oil for medical and food" agreement to supplement their economies, the philosophical, religious, etc. reasons nations went and go to war.
Summery: Grossly lacking, emotionally fueled, and self serving to the author. A book that is difficult to put down if you paid for it either for its story (the emotional impact of the events) or for its inadequacies.
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