The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11

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Simon and Schuster, Sep 4, 2008 - Social Science - 384 pages
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In his devastating new book Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind takes readers inside the defining conflict of our era: the war between the West and a growing, shadowy army of terrorists, armed with weapons of alarming power. Relying on unique access to former and current government officials, this book will reveal for the first time how the US government -- from President Bush on down -- is frantically improvising to fight a new kind of war. Where is the enemy? What have been the real victories and defeats since 9/11? How are we actually fighting this war and how can it possibly be won?

Filled with astonishing disclosures, Suskind's book shows readers what he calls "the invisible battlefield" -- a global matrix where US spies race to catch soldiers of jihad before they strike. It is a real-life spy thriller with the world's future at stake. It also reveals the shocking and secret philosophy underpinning the war on terror. Gripping and alarming in equal measure, it will reframe the debate about a war that, each day, redefines America and its place in the world.
 

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The One percent doctrine: deep inside America's pursuit of its enemy since 9/11

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Suskind is the author of The Price of Loyalty and received a Pulitzer while at the Wall Street Journal. Here he examines the intersection between intelligence, policy, and personality in the Bush ... Read full review

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In his follow-up to the insightful, The Price of Loyalty, Suskind provides crucial insight into the mindset of the inner circle in the Bush White House in the wake of 9-11. The title refers to Dick ... Read full review

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Contents

Preface
ONE False Positiyes
Beyond Suspicion
THREE Necessitys Offspring
FOUR Zawahiris Head
FIYE Going Operational
SIX Cause for Alarm
SEYEN Conyersations with Dictators
NINE Hearts and Minds
Afterword
Authors Note
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Ron Suskind is the author of the # 1 New York Times bestseller The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed A Hope in the Unseen. He has been senior national affairs reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. Visit the author's website at www.ronsuskind.com.

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