A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the
Abuse of Americas Intelligence
Agencies by James Bamford
A Must Read!
James Bamford builds his case against Americas intelligence agencies
from the ground up, which makes for devastating reading not only for his
subjects, but for anyone concerned with the nations security or simply
smart use of taxpayer dollars. Indeed, one cant help but cringe as the
veteran journalist records the alarming post-Cold War floundering of the
C.I.A., N.S.A., Defense Department, and succeeding administrations in the
face of burgeoning terrorist threats that culminate with the attack on 9-11.
Seemingly caught flatfooted by the demise of the Soviet Union, the U.S.
intelligence community stumbles through the 1990s as it becomes
institutionally hidebound and sluggish. During relatively peaceful times, its
shortcomings, while not unnoticed, remain largely unaddressed. As
Bamford sees it, with the arrival of George W. Bush, the situation goes
from bad to worse. With the neocons in power, intelligence gathering is

corrupted and politicized to create the grounds for going to war with Iraq.
While much of what appears here has appeared earlier in works by Joseph
Wilson, Richard Clarke, and others, Bamford pulls the loose ends together
and adds new reporting to create a wide-ranging yet taut and absorbing
expose of an American security apparatus that combines vast power with
stunning ineptitude. --Steven Stolder
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of Americas Intelligence Agencies by James Bamford
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