Imperial Hubris : Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror (Hardcover)

from ehines

Scheuer is a strange fellow, I think, but he knows his business (Osama bin Laden) quite well. Far better than the decision makers in the Bush administration. A coldly realistic but rather too masculinist take on the war on terror.

from lriley

Former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer once upon a time in the late 90's was the chief of a unit tracking the whereabouts and deciphering the meanings of the words of Osama Bin Laden. In 'Imperial Hubris' he weighs mostly in on the events post 9-11 that has led the United States into two conflicts in...

from publiusdb

For all of it's clout, I frankly did not find this book very interesting or very convincing. Rather, it sounded like the author had a bone to pick with his former employers.

from M.Campanella

This book does many things well. Namely, an analysis of what the middle eastern wars really are, and what the nature of these wars is really like. All of this does much to show the difference between the world we live in and how it is marketed to us. Scheuer, however, is not able to give us a ver...

from mms

Fabulous early analysis of US activities in what we know as the Middle East. (Ever think - middle and east of what?)