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Although it has been over five years since the 9/11 attacks, Americans still do not have a clear sense of how our government is waging the war on terror. In The Terrorist Watch, bestselling author Ronald Kessler takes listeners behind the scenes to reveal exactly how our leaders, charged with protecting the American people, are stopping terrorists.
In his New York Times bestsellers A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush and Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady, Kessler gained unprecedented access to the Bush administration. Now he has combined that access with the extraordinary network of contacts he has developed in the intelligence community to provide a headline-making, myth-busting insider account of how the U.S. intelligence agencies—under the leadership of the Bush administration—have completely reinvented themselves to thwart terrorist activity wherever it occurs.
Never before has a reporter gained such entry to the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the other agencies that are doing the real, unheralded work in spotting and capturing terrorists. By bringing listeners inside the key war rooms of the war on terror—from the Oval Office to the Pentagon, and from the CIA to the National Security Agency—Kessler destroys the common myths about our government's handling of the terrorist threat. Filled with news breaks, The Terrorist Watch will take listeners up to the minute by focusing not simply on the immediate aftermath of 9/11 but also on the more recent breakthroughs and successes, such as the thwarting of the 2006 London terrorist plot, as well as the discovery and breakup of terrorist cells in Canada. In The Terrorist Watch, the full story is told for the first time.
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"I had no idea what the CIA and FBI really did. "If we lose the war (on terrorism) it will be because of distortions by the mainstream media, those who leak operational secrets to them, and politicians who undermine those who are trying to protect us." --R James Woolsey"
— Evelyn (5 out of 5 stars)
The Terrorist Watch Listener Reviews
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" Recommended to me by Andrew Card, former chief of staff for George Bush. It gives you a clear picture of what dangers and what struggles we are facing from terrorism in the world today. "
— Les, 6/6/2013 -
" Totally one sided, but OK. "
— Lynn, 1/12/2013 -
" right wing conservative defense against the crazy media "
— Joseph, 12/6/2012 -
" Great overview about the FBI and CIA restructuring and collaboration since September 11 to stop the next terrorist attack, but I was very disappointed to read nothing of the Department of Homeland Security and the part they play in the "desperate race". "
— Robyn, 7/20/2012 -
" This book shows the flip-side of what the media has portrayed in the GWOT, and gives the reader an insight into what the government is doing to stop terrorism. "
— pooja, 4/12/2012 -
" The book will surely scare you -- details how we have stopped dozens of potential attacks in the U.S. -- and how we may be setting ourselves up for disaster. "
— Mark, 6/23/2011 -
" Amazing how a book with so much dish can be so dull. "
— Kasa, 5/24/2011 -
" Very interesting. It is worth reading for the historical information it has. "
— Walter, 5/7/2011 -
" Interesting, a little sensationalist. If the allegations of recent management troubles are true, that would be disturbing. "
— Chad, 4/30/2011 -
" Awesome Ronald Kessler does a real good job on telling about what the real story behind a lot of our past and present presidents "
— Daniel, 4/28/2011 -
" Very disappointed in this book. <br/>1) It was poorly written. <br/>2) It was very partisan. <br/> <br/>The Secret Service deserve better than to have this book represent them. "
— Journeywoman, 2/24/2011 -
" Horribly written. Repetitive. All interesting info could have been put within a single chapter. "
— Dan, 2/3/2011 -
" Not that interesting and very repetitive. I quit reading it about 3 chapters before the end because I was that bored with it. Definitely wouldn't recommend it and won't look for any of his other "exposes" either. <br/> <br/> "
— Melissa, 1/28/2011 -
" I thought this was an interesting view of the Secret Service and the job that thy do. It was a quick read and I thought a bit slanted to the Republican Presidents. "
— Liz, 1/16/2011 -
" I keep using the word salacious to describe this book. It's fine. Really. But it's mostly lurid stories about former presidents having affairs told with the moral compass and gossipy voice of a Sunday School teacher. "
— Rebecca, 1/13/2011
About Ronald Kessler
Ronald Kessler is the New York Times bestselling author of The FBI, Inside the CIA, Moscow Station, Escape from the CIA, Spy vs. Spy, The Spy in the Russian Club, and The Richest Man in the World. He is an award-winning former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, and his articles appear in leading periodicals. Mr. Kessler lives in Potomac, Maryland.
About Alan Sklar
Alan Sklar, a graduate of Dartmouth, has excelled in his career as a freelance voice actor. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by AudioFile magazine, his work has earned him several Earphones Awards, a Booklist Editors’ Choice Award (twice), a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord magazine. He has also narrated thousands of corporate videos for clients such as NASA, Sikorsky Aircraft, IBM, Dannon, Pfizer, AT&T, and SONY.