Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror.
Washington, D.C. & Dulles, Virginia: Potomic Books, Inc., 2004; paperback edition with new afterword, March 2005.
Book information: publisher, Amazon.com.
Note: The publisher provides a downloadable copy of the book's complete bibliography at the book's webpage. However that bibliography contains many fewer links / URLs to Internet articles etc. than I expected from such a document.
I found this book very useful for understanding the motivations of Islamic militants and the failures of Bush administration policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Muslim world generally. The author finished writing this book in early- to mid-2004, before Paul Bremer left Iraq (June 2004), so the book doesn't reflect events such as the London bombing of 7 July 2005 and the intensified insurgency and civil war in Iraq of the 3 years since 2004; all such events merely support and confirm Scheuer's assertions. I may post some excerpts from Scheuer's book later.
Miscellaneous Links:
- Michael Scheuer, Wikipedia.
- Michael Scheuer, Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America, Revised Edition, Potomac Books, January 2006.
- Imperial Hubris, Wikipedia.
Book summary and links to selected book reviews. A very good source for book reviews. - Mary Jacoby, A matter of survival, Salon.com, 13 July 2004.
Book review. - Mark Follman, A spook speaks out, Salon.com, 13 July 2004.
Book review. - Jonathan Raban, The Truth About Terrorism, The New York Review of Books, Volume 52, Number 1, 13 January 2005.
Reviews several books in addition to Scheuer's. - L. Carl Brown, Book Review, Foreign Affairs, January/February 2005.
- Mark Mazzetti, U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in ’05, The New York Times, 08 July 2007.
Confirms Scheuer's insights into why the U.S. often fails to even attempt to kill or capture al-Qaeda leaders. - Rachel Alexander, Book Review, IntellectualConservative.com, 13 January 2005.
I include a link this review only as an example of right-wing obtuseness. Not very intellectual either. - Andrea Mitchell, CIA insider says U.S. fighting wrong war, MSNBC, 24 June 2004.
My Name Is Andrea Mitchell, And I Can't Hear A Word You're Saying, A Tiny Revolution, 24 June 2004.
Comments on obtuse interviewer. - Osama bin Laden, Wikipedia.
- Al-Qaeda, Wikipedia.