Richard Clarke's (yes, that Clarke) first novel to be purchased for film

[NYCGirl]

by Sony Pictures. Even before it's released in bookstores! Get a load of that plot!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000991606

Clarke novel at Sony gate

Sony Pictures is negotiating to acquire film rights to counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke's first novel, "The Scorpion Gate," which Putnam Adult will publish in October. John Calley will produce the project, which the studio hopes will become the first in a series of John Clancy-style political thrillers. The realistic geopolitical thriller is set five years in the future as oil-hungry forces in Washington are ready to reshape the map of the Middle East to further their own ends by launching a global nuclear war. The plot involves a fictional takeover of the House of Saud by extremists. (Anne Thompson)

[understandinglife]

1. 'five years' -- I think they mean 'five weeks in the future'.

WATCH IT; SPREAD IT http://www.bushflash.com/right.html

Peace.

www.missionnotaccomplished.us - How ever long it takes, the day must come when tens of millions of caring individuals peacefully but persistently defy the dictator, deny the corporatists their cash flow, and halt the evil being done in Iraq and in all the other places the Bu$h neoconster regime is destroying civilization and the environment in the name of "America."

[faithnotgreed]

3. 5 years ago is more apt isnt it

[Crankie Avalon]

2. Good for his pocket book...

...but am sure this will be used against him by wingnuts trying to discredit any real world analysis of his they don't like.

[NYCGirl]

5. Well, the GOP slimed him so badly he'll never be able to get another govt.

position, so he has to do something to make some money.

[dogday]

4. I have wondered why he doesn't come

out and say something about the VP Affair?

[NYCGirl]

6. Evening kick.

[sundancekid]

7. love it -- poetic justice?? probably

[Catherine Vincent]

8. Get outta here!

And I thought "Against All Enemies" was his first. Good deal!

[NYCGirl]

9. "Against All Enemies" wasn't a novel. At least I hope it wasn't.

Edited to add: Although all the critics thought that his first couple of chapters read like a suspense novel.

[Gabi Hayes]

12. exactly....that's how I describe the first chapter to anybody I tell about

the book

I still can't figure out how he changed his story about the FBI and their allowing the Saudi royal family out of the country, though

his/Michael Moore-Craig Unger's stories don't jive, and I went back to the book to see what the deal was.

IIRC his story in the book vs. what he's said lately do NOT agree

anybody here recall that?

M. Moore used to have something on his site, dealing with the brouhaha caused by that creep Isikoff's Newsweek BS about it, which showed Isikoff to be the administration stooge he is

[barb162]

14. I read that book and I think Clarke is terrific.

I can't remember anymore specific details other than it was clear he thought Bush was a horse's ass on a number of counts and that to Bush, terror attacks were a backburner issue. (my apology to horses)

This new book sounds like he is once again exposing Bush... just in thinly veiled fiction form

PS I like Isikoff too.

[Gabi Hayes]

15. what do you like about Isikoff? his being one of those MOST

resonsible for the impeachment process to get rolling?

you do know his role, don't you?

his impassioned defense of Judith Miller's "journalistic" integrity?

his being caught in a web of lies about the Saudi family?

that Isikoff?

just curious....

[barb162]

16. He is a good investigative reporter.

There was some issue recently, like the last 6 months) where the WH wanted Newsweek to apologize and about 3 weeks later it was all true. Damned(!!!!!) if I can think of what it was.

His personal views on J. Miller, bah, I don't care what he thinks, just on his tracking of a story.

I don't know what particulars you are referencing on the Saud family, was it recent or not.

As to clinton, there were so many stories on his womanizing for so many years, I wouldn't credit or discredit one particular reporter. The right was trying to get him for years on this or anything else and they finally succeeded. I don't know his role in it as Idon't know any other reporter on that story...every reporter in the country was doing it, every newspaper, etc., it seemed to me at the time.

[FreedomAngel82]

10. Sounds very interesting

Way to go Clarke!

[Gabi Hayes]

11. cast of characters:

a cowardly, dim-witted puppet president?

conniving, manipulative, craven vice president and his conniving, manipulative, craven wife

feckless, powerless, uninformed CIA head

feckless, powerless Sec of State

mendacious, in-over-her-head NSC head, hopelessly in love with Pres. Dumbass

mendacious Megalo DOD chief, found to have long-lasting ties to ME potentates

etc....

[KittyWampus]

13. The Blurb Posted Here Struck Me As White Knuckle Material...

what with the words 'nuclear war' and all...

Daddy, I'm scared. Make the bad men stop.