Jan 18, 2010 fellow regnery author, friend, and patriot marc thiessens new book launches today. Courting disaster was published soon after a terrorism scarethe attempt by umar farouk abdulmutallab, an alleged affiliate of al qaeda, to blow up a detroitbound jet on christmas day. A former military interrogator unearths the errors and. You can validate the truth of what you are about to read by looking inside his book, right from. How the cia kept america safe and how barack obama is inviting the next attack ebook written by marc thiessen. The supreme court and the unmaking of american law times books, 2002 in his new book courting disaster, wellknown new york attorney martin garbus offers a liberals appraisal of the current supreme court. Just before dawn on march 1, 2003, two dozen heavily armed pakistani tactical assault forces move in and surround a safe house in rawalpindi. Boeshaar pulls us in through a natural disaster, not through murder or corruption. Thiessen and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Dennis talks to marc thiessen, national security expert and a chief speechwriter for george w. A column authored by marc thiessen, a former speechwriter for president george w. Thiessen is a visiting fellow at the american enterprise institute, a weekly columnist for the washington post, and the author of the new york times bestseller courting disaster. Dec 29, 2009 few know more about these cia operations than thiessen, and in his new book, courting disaster, he documents few know more about these cia operations than thiessen, and in his new book, courting disaster, he documents just how effective the cias interrogations were in foiling attacks on america, penetrating alqaedas high command, and. If you want to know what really happened behind the scenes at the cia interrogation sites or at guantanamo bay, you simply must read this book. The supreme court and the unmaking of american law.
In charleston, south carolina, nancy drew is observing the rehearsal of beauty and the beat, a rock n roll musical starring famous t. Few know more about these cia operations than thiessen, and in his new book, courting disaster, he documents just how effective the cias interrogations were in foiling attacks on america, penetrating alqaedas high command, and providing our military with actionable intelligence. Marc thiessen begins his new book, courting disaster, with something of a disclaimer. Few know more about these cia operations than thiessen. Marc thiessens column on obama courting disaster by. Today, under bho, he would have been sitting with snowden in an airport in russia. Courting disaster is not an accident but, instead, a policy disconnected from rule of law and common sense that counts dysfunction as success and disorder as the price of progress, even at the loss of american jobs and the cost of american. Within hours of the september 11 attacks on new york and the pentagon, and the crash of the hijacked airplane in pennsylvania, several offices within the library of congress mobilized to begin doing what libraries do best. How the cia kept america safe and how barack obama is inviting the next attack kindle edition by thiessen, marc.
Jun 11, 2010 dennis talks to marc thiessen, national security expert and a chief speechwriter for george w. Explosive new book charges obama invites attack on u. The author is a former senior military interrogator who publishes under a psuedonym for security reasons. Courting disaster by andrea boeshaar is a new sort of intrigue. How the cia kept america safe and how barack obama is inviting the next attack 9781596986039 by marc a. Recently, thiessen has written a book defending waterboarding, a torture tactic used by the bush administration.
The president has failed to rise to the occasion in. Mayer more or less terms it a revision of history, based upon slipshod premises and outlandish falsehoods, resulting in a book that is better at conveying fear than at relaying the facts. Courting disaster was published soon after a terrorism scarethe attempt by umar farouk abdulmutallab, an alleged affiliate of al qaeda, to blow up a detroitbound jet on christmas dayand the. Aug 19, 2015 marc thiessens column on obama courting disaster by canceling interrogationsauthorship confirmed. I am a huge admirer of mukasey, so i was particularly humbled by his kind words about my book, courting disaster. Now, in his riveting new book, courting disaster, how the cia kept america safe and how barack obama is inviting the next attack. Sep 22, 2010 read an excerpt from his riveting new book, courting disaster, how the cia kept america safe and how barack obama is inviting the next attack. Praise for courting disaster marc thiessen knows, in ways that few others do, just how effective, heroic, and morally justified were the interrogators who kept this nation safe after 911. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read courting disaster. Courting disaster intimate stalking, culture and criminal. It shows how the arrogance, lack of knowledge of security operations, and the lack of intelligent operations of the obama presidency have put the america in a dangerous situation. However, with an intriguing plot and lawyer characters who actually resemble people who spent some time in a real law school, courting disaster is a very fun read. Courting disaster september 2002 library of congress. Courting disaster is a mustmustread that gives you an inside, indepth look at the successful cia interrogations program under the bush administration and the reckless subversion of our security by the current admi.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Thiessen also shows how reckless president obama has been. Stasis and failure are not new norms in american immigration, but merely old ones starting a new decade. A former military interrogator unearths the errors and fear. How the cia kept america safe regnery, has been published.
Courting disaster is a nancy drew and hardy boys supermystery crossover novel, published in 1993 plot summary. Courting disaster this is an excellent book depicting how the current government administration has put this country back to the pre911 stupidity. My gut reaction on reading marc thiessens new book, courting disaster, was. Carling dent, the heroine, has a small law firm with two of her friends and the story opens with her trying to keep going in her practice after suffering a horrific injury. I have recently dived into mystery novels, enjoying the suspense that leaps off of every page and grabs the readers to keep them coming back for me. Why is a speechwriter whos never served in the military or intelligence community acting as an expert on. For reasons of security and classification, he says, he should not have been able to write it.
Bush, argues that president obamas decision to cancel advanced interrogation techniques is courting disaster. How the cia kept america safe and how barack obama is inviting the next attack. Courting disaster by marc thiessen overdrive rakuten. In his new book, courting disaster, thiessen documents just how effective the cias interrogations were in foiling attacks on america, penetrating alqaedas high command, and providing our military with actionable intelligence. Which is brand new and absolutely superb and describes, in detail. Few know more about these cia operations than thiessen, and in his new book, courting disaster, he documents few know more about these cia operations than thiessen, and in his new book, courting disaster, he documents just how effective the cias interrogations were in foiling attacks on america, penetrating alqaedas high command, and providing our military with actionable intelligence. So it is with martin garbuss new book, courting disaster. Apr 09, 2017 now, his riveting new book, courting disaster. Marc thiessen wrote the column on obama courting disaster to promote his book, courting disaster. Thiessen also shows how reckless president obama has been in shutting down the cias program and releasing secret documents that have aided our enemies. How the cia kept america safe and how barack obama is inviting the next attack, thiessen argues that not only is waterboarding a useful tactic but it is also permitted by catholic church teachings. Oct 18, 2017 few know more about these cia operations than thiessen, and in his new book, courting disaster, he documents just how effective the cias interrogations were in foiling attacks on america, penetrating alqaedas high command, and providing our military with actionable intelligence. Jane mayer savages marc thiessens book, courting disaster. The courting disaster column was first published on january 18, 2010, by a blogsite called power line thats operated by a group of conservative lawyers.