Bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most important and thought-provoking book of his prolific career. In a meticulously researched and clearly presented legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial for murder after he leaves his presidency, Bugliosi delivers a searing indictment of the president and his administration. With what he believes is overwhelming evidence that President Bush took the nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses—a war that has caused great loss of life, cost this nation close to $1 trillion, and alienated most of our allies in the Western world—Bugliosi argues that it is George W. Bush who must be held accountable for what Bugliosi considers to be monumental crimes. In this groundbreaking book, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, presents a powerful case against the man.
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"This book made me feel sick every second I was reading it but it is one of those books you have to read if you care about fairness and justice. SO many americans and iraqis dying so needlessly; I am a patriot, but these are outright war crimes by our government. Very sad..."
— Cheryl (4 out of 5 stars)
" Interesting idea, well written, and gives a good overview of the deception and illegality of the war with Iraq. "
— doug, 2/14/2014" It's the sort of book that is utterly brilliant and utterly depressing t the same time. How did we come to this? "
— Kathleen, 1/16/2014" Read for OLLI - interesting concept but very left wing! Charles Manson prosecutor author. Too much emotion. LBJ at least agonized over Vietnam apparently. Author's claim of not partisan is laughable. "
— Lonni, 1/16/2014" Nothing like having a successful prosecutor put things in perspective for you. Great read. Bugliosi pulls no punches. "
— Jay, 1/11/2014" This book has the potential to be great: I thoroughly believe the premise and would LOVE to see it done to our awful president! Trouble is, the book takes forever to get going. The whole first half is "and what you're about to see here", "i'm going to show you...", "you will soon find out" etc, etc. Its like come on, you've got the typewriter, you've got the ideas, go ahead and tell me already! So I took a few stars off for not being so well-written. The subject matter is beautiful though. "
— Nick, 12/31/2013" Waste of time. Just one long rant. "
— Paul, 12/30/2013" It lays out all that's necessary to bring W and his henchmen to justice.. Totally damning, and undeniable. Warning: you will seethe with rage and find it difficult to sleep at night while you're reading it! "
— Erin, 12/26/2013" So maddening that one just wants to hurt George Bush and his cronies. In fact, incarceration doesn't seem enough punishment to fit the crime he has perpetrated. I say, send George to the front lines and let him be killed there. "
— Kathleen, 12/19/2013" Evidence and a case for the prosecution of President George W. Bush for murder based on his actions in Iraq. Bugliosi is a lawyer who had a successful career at the L.A. County District Attorney's office. The arguments that are presented are quite convincing. "
— Brandur, 12/9/2013" I recommend this as a companion read to What Happened. Bugliosi presents many incontrovertible details leading towards what could happen next. "
— Nicholas, 11/30/2013" This was brilliant and disgusting and infuriating and horrifying. This should be required reading for every American...especially Republicans, pro-war folks, and Bush supporters. "
— Megan, 11/29/2013" Probably would have been a more interesting magazine article. Repetitious and I only read about a third of the book. "
— Judee, 4/13/2013" Of course I liked it -- he and I see eye to eye about Dubya! Most amazing is his detail on the criminally incompetent job Bush did "fighting" the war on terror. "
— Peggy, 6/27/2012" Wow... Caution: this book may make your blood boil. "
— Jon, 3/31/2012" Enlightening; this is actually possible! And, Bugliosi knows what he's talking about and is an excellent author, as well. "
— Ann, 3/22/2012" Not done yet, but 3/5 stars so far. "
— Fancy, 2/23/2012" Repetitive and containing little I didn't already know. Still - it makes a compelling case and it would be glorious if some brave prosecutor took this to heart and launched criminal action against Bush, Cheney and Rice (at a minimum). "
— Debra, 6/29/2011" Loved this book. Had to read a lot of parts twice because this book is heavy on exact legal procedures, rulings and legal jargon. Very well documented, a 1/3rd of the book is footnotes. But yeah... pretty much an airtight case. Not that I ever had a doubt... "
— Christopher, 4/27/2011" GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe if the average person wasn't so consumed by nonsense and would READ A DAMN book, then maybe... just MAYBE things would be different in this once great country. "
— Angrywhiteboyclothing, 11/5/2010" Probably would have been a more interesting magazine article. Repetitious and I only read about a third of the book. "
— Judee, 8/29/2010" Of course I liked it -- he and I see eye to eye about Dubya! Most amazing is his detail on the criminally incompetent job Bush did "fighting" the war on terror. "
— Peggy, 1/14/2010" Scarier than Helter Skelter, I decided to dig into this a week before Halloween. This book is terrifying and amazing. The time to read this is now. Do not wait. "
— Robin, 10/27/2009" So maddening that one just wants to hurt George Bush and his cronies. In fact, incarceration doesn't seem enough punishment to fit the crime he has perpetrated. I say, send George to the front lines and let him be killed there.<br/> "
— Kathleen, 9/20/2009" I recommend this as a companion read to What Happened. Bugliosi presents many incontrovertible details leading towards what could happen next. "
— Nicholas, 8/22/2009Vincent Bugliosi received his law degree in 1964. In his career at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, he successfully prosecuted 105 out of 106 felony jury trials, including 21 murder convictions without a single loss. His most famous trial, the Charles Manson case, became the basis for his bestselling true-crime classic Helter Skelter. Two of Bugliosi’s other true-crime books also reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list—no other American true-crime writer has ever had more than one book that achieved this ranking. Bugliosi lives with his wife in Los Angeles.
Marc Cashman, Earphones Award–winning narrator, was named one of the “Best Voices of the Year” by AudioFile magazine. His voice can be heard on radio, television, film, and video games. He also instructs voice actors through his classes, The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques, in Los Angeles.