0 items in cart
|
The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies That Led to War and Exposed My Wife's CIA Identityby Wilson, Joseph
Bookseller Information
Bibliographic Details
Book DescriptionCarroll & Graf Pub, 2004. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Library Markings, Never Been Read. DJ Corners Lightly Bumped, Very Good Copy Book summaryIn this memoir, former ambassador Joseph Wilson recounts his 20-plus-year career in the Foreign Service (in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East) and the campaign that vilified him and his wife after Wilson wrote an op-ed piece that accused George W. Bush of being untruthful in a 2003 State of the Union address. In his syndicated column, Robert Novak "outed" Wilson's wife, Victoria Plame, as a CIA agent. Wilson points to certain persons in the White House as the probable source of this classified information, and expresses his outrage at their motives. Wilson also includes his experiences just after the 1990 Iraq invasion of Kuwait, when he worked in the American embassy in Iraq and was the last American official to interview Saddam Hussein before the start of the first Iraq War. What comes through in this memoir is the remarkable hard work, patience, and intelligence of the career professionals in the nation's Foreign Service.Media Reviews"This is a riveting and all-engaging book." -- John W. Dean, New York Times Book Review First Line"Wilson's wife is fair game." Publisher NotesA former career diplomat who has served through the last three presidential administrations and two wars with Iraq offers an eye-opening account of the Bush administration's falsification of intelligence reports prior to the 2003 war in Iraq and the repercussions of his determination to reveal the truth about the situation. Other Recommended Books
|
|
(US)
