New Political Books Get Great Reviews

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Sunday April 11, 2004 · 8:37 AM PDT

2004/04/11 · 08:37

I recommend everyone check out the NYT book reviews of

(our hero) Richard Clarke's Against All Enemies:

The explosive details about President Bush's obsession with Iraq in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks captured the headlines in the days after the book's release, but ''Against All Enemies'' offers more. It is a rarity among Washington-insider memoirs -- it's a thumping good read.

Steve Coll's Ghost Wars

''Ghost Wars,'' Steve Coll's objective -- and terrific -- account of the long and tragic history leading up to Sept. 11, is a welcome antidote to the fevered partisan bickering that accompanied the release of Clarke's book.

Hans Blix's Disarming Iraq

''Disarming Iraq'' can be read as an attempt by an honorable international civil servant to steer between two realities: on the one hand, an American administration that had made up its mind to go to war no matter what; on the other, an Iraqi regime that never cooperated enough to ease the world's suspicions. Blix writes in a straightforward, honest style, with his distinctive, low-key (dare one say Swedish?) personality coming through. He is never outraged, often ''surprised,'' ''puzzled'' or ''troubled.'' His book is a detailed history of the diplomacy surrounding what turned out to be the last United Nations inspections in Iraq. It's an important addition to the historical record, though it contains more about Unmovic than most readers will want to know. (That's United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspections Commission.)

I've only read Clarke's book so far, but I agree with the Times, it is a thumping good read. Let's hope these books help all these folks sell lots and lots of their books. The truth of this presidency must get out.

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