SPEAKING THE UNSPEAKABLE: UNCOMFORTABLE REALITIES-- Reeves

[Khephra]

By Richard Reeves

WASHINGTON -- It's no wonder that President Bush (news - web sites) does not read many books. Beginning with the works of his former treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill, and anti-terrorism director, Richard Clarke, Bush has taken the worst hard-cover pounding I've ever seen. The only writer who seems to have sympathy for him is his predecessor, Bill Clinton (news - web sites).


Now that old favorite, "Anonymous," is about to hit the shelves of a store near you with a book called "Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terrorism." Although that book has not yet come out, interviews with the author are already appearing in newspapers, beginning with The New York Times last Wednesday, and on radio as well.


"Anonymous" became "Mike" in an interview on National Public Radio and then identified himself as a CIA (news - web sites) agent for the past 22 years -- and added that he is still working at the agency. He is, in fact, known by many in Washington, and I'm sure his literary cover will be blown sooner rather than later. Like O'Neill and Clarke, Mike is speaking some uncomfortable realities about the world and American policy today -- and part of the story is why he is doing it or being allowed to do it.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=123&ncid=742&e=10&u=/ucrr/20040625/cm_ucrr/speakingtheunspeakableuncomfortablerealities

[teryang]

1. The traditional mid level bureaucrats

...war watching their institutions fall apart from inept leadership and ideological drivel.

[struggle4progress]

2. Republicans hate career government employees ...

despite that fact that many have devoted their lives to public service.

[Andromeda]

3. I saw the interview with "Mike"

on CNN a couple of days ago. No other news stations covered it which I thought was really strange. All you saw was a shadow but the author made no attempt to disguise his voice. If you knew the guy well you would know instantly who he was.

The fact that there was no discussion about "Anonymous" or his book on any news source tells me that this is something they don't want to come out.

[Eloriel]

4. Thanks, Keph!

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