Richard alan clarke born october 27, 1950 is an american former government official. He is the author of seven previous books, including the bestsellers against all enemies and cyber war. Since leaving government, clarke has authored nine books, including the international bestseller, against all enemies, and his latest, the fifth domain. I also welcome the hearings because it is finally a forum where i can apologize to the loved ones of the victims of 911. Thats the message in this provocative sequel to against all enemies.
Bushs attack on richard clarke and his laudable new book. Reading it on the heels of michael crichtons next makes me feel that perhaps there certain fairly interesting ideas out there that makes the future full of interesting possibilities. Richard clarke brock911 wiki fandom powered by wikia. Believe him, he has been followed by many other exbush people and i believe every single word of what he says. The book, against all enemies, 1 accused bush of having failed the nation grievously on the very issue on which the presidents case for a second term would inevitably restnamely, his response to the threat to the nations security that manifested itself so terrifyingly in the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon on september. Clarke, a veteran of thirty years in national security and over a decade in the white house, is now the ceo of a cybersecurity consulting firm. The book is primarily a critique of presidential policies and their impact on the united states proclaimed war. Clarke argues that he made numerous urgent requests for a meeting about dealing with terrorism, had cia director george tenet include numerous details about alqaeda in daily briefings, found an unprecedented level of terrorist chatter before september 11 soon after 911, he says that defense secretary donald rumsfeld wanted to bomb iraq, even though there was no evidence of. In the present administration, the office has made the man. It is a rarity among washingtoninsider memoirs its a thumping good read. Few political memoirs have made such a dramatic entrance as that by richard a. Against all odds a brook brothers novel book 2 by tracie delaney 4.
Richard clarke s breakpoint is a thriller of bizarre proportions. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. Heres a quote from page 97 of richard clarke s book. His nonfiction books include your government failed you, against all enemies, cyber war with robert k. Richard clarke came to widespread public attention for his role as counterterrorism czar in the clinton and bush administrations in march 2004, when he appeared on the 60 minutes television news magazine, released his memoir about his service in government, against all enemies.
His thousands of pages feature many stories about american presidents, and describe the ways those men made the office. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Books the fifth domain against all enemies richard a. Now that he has disagreed with the bush administration, he has been trashed. Bush, charging that he failed to take sufficient action to protect the country in the elevatedthreat period before the september 11 attacks and for the 2003 invasion of iraq, which clar.
Richard clarke was appointed by president clinton as the first national coordinator for security, infrastructure protection, and counterterrorism in may 1998 and continued in that position under george w. Coll provides even more detail than does clarke himself in his book against all enemies regarding the inability of. His 2010 volume cyber war, coauthored with rob knake, was a washington post bestseller and acknowledged as an early and foundational book in. When richard clarke apologized for 911, he never thought that there would be so many more government failures in so short a time, but climate change, katrina, the struggle with al qaeda, the insecurity in cyberspace, and the failure of homeland security all bespeak a larger problem, a systemic failure. Clarke, takes its title from the oath of office recited by state officials to uphold the constitution. He also provides a glaring account of the mad white house rush to war in iraq.
Against all enemies, inside americas war on terror. Until march 2003 he was a career member of the senior executive service, having begun his federal service in 1973 in the office of the secretary of defense, as an analyst on nuclear. Clarke, criticizing past and present presidential administrations for the way they handled the war on terrorism. During the week of the initial publication of against all enemies, clarke was featured on 60 minutes, testified before the 911 commission, and touched off a raging controversy over how the presidential administration handled the threat of terrorism and the post911 geopolitical landscape. Against all enemies takes the reader inside the beltway beginning with the reagan administration, who failed to retaliate against the 1982 beirut bombings, fueling the perception around the world that the united states was vulnerable to such attacks. Despite his slightly smug tone, richard clarke offers a devastating critique of george w bush in against all enemies, says john kampfner. Richard clarke writes a detailed account of how president george w. Against all enemies cartoon by bennett clarke and knake after cyber war was inducted into the cyber canon 2016 clarke testifies before an independent commission investigating the attacks on sept. What really happened 2004 your government failed you.
Inside americas war on terror, testified publicly before the 911 commission, hit the top of the bushcheney enemy list, and caused a major political stir clarke says, in a nutshell, that president bush was anything but vigilant about terrorism. Read an excerpt from his book, against all enemies, published by free press. I pointed at cia deputy director john mclaughlin, who was. Against all enemies is a fascinating book about the recent history of terrorism during the presidential years of bush senior, bill clinton and george w. The book focused much of its criticism on president george w. Against all enemies 2004, by former us head advisor for counterterrorism richard a. Clarke the explosive international bestseller with allnew excerpts from richard clarkes dramatic public testimony, and. During his many public appearances throughout the last two weeks, scheuer has leveled criticism at a new target. Bush and donald rumsfeld and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues.
About the author richard clarke was appointed by president clinton as the first national coordinator for security, infrastructure protection, and counterterrorism in may 1998 and continued. He was national coordinator for security, infrastructure protection, and counterterrorism for the united states between 1998 and 2003. It is in many ways a tougher opponent than the original threat we faced before september 11, and we are not doing what is necessary to make america safe from that threat. Breaking the cycle of national security disasters 2008.
The bush administration has squandered the opportunity to eliminate al qaedaa new al qaeda has emerged and is growing stronger, in part because of our own actions and inactions. About the author richard clarke was appointed by president clinton as the first national coordinator for security, infrastructure protection, and counterterrorism in may 1998 and continued in that position under george w. Against all enemies, by richard clarke, dated 2000. From the first thrilling chapter, which takes readers into the white house center of operations on september 11, through his final negative assessment of george w. Richard clarke, former white house counterterrorism coordinator, recently appeared on 60 minutes, released his new book against all enemies. Richard clarke, the former counterterrorism czar whose book against all enemies. His seminal work on terrorism and al qaeda, against all enemies, was a number one ny times best seller. An adaptation of richard clarke s book about the bush administrations failure to heed warnings about al qaedas planned attack on the united states. It is one of the more entertaining books ive read this year. He worked for the state department during the presid. Brian douglas, working for british intelligence, is in bahrains fivestar. This 352page book is composed of the following eleven chapters. The passage, which opens clarke s incendiary new book, against all enemies, provides a telling look at clarke s traits as the nations longtime counterterrorism czar.
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