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Curveball: America Was Determined to go to War, Curveball had the Information They Needed, One Problem... He Was Lying

Curveball: America Was Determined to go to War, Curveball had the Information They Needed, One Problem... He Was Lying

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Curveball: America Was Determined to go to War, Curveball had the Information They Needed, One Problem... He Was Lying

by Drogin, Bob

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0091923026
ISBN 13
9780091923020
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Ebury Press, 2007. New book, 330 pages. 'Curevball' was the codename given to the mysterious defector whose first-hand 'evidence' on Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons programme would ultimately prove vital in the Bush administration's attempts to justify the invasion of Iraq. The only problem being that his evidence was nothing more than a pack of lies. Pulitzer prize winning journalist Bob Drogin, who broke the story to a shocked world, has written the definitive account of the most notorious intelligence fiasco in recent American history. Compelling and breathlessly paces, this book shows how squabbling, arrogance and incompetence within the various US intelligence agencies allowed Curveball's lies to spread higher and higher up the chain of authority, eventually reaching the White House itself.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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A thrilling true-life account of how deceit, lies and incompetence within the US intelligence services led us into the most disastrous and bloody conflict of recent years"Curveball' was the codename given to the mysterious defector whose first-hand evidence on Saddam's weapons of mass destruction proved vital in giving the Bush administration the excuse it needed to invade Iraq.The only problem – this "evidence' was nothing more than a pack of lies.Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Drogin has written the definitive account of the most notorious intelligence fiasco in US history, revealing how squabbling, arrogance and incompetence within the various intelligence agencies allowed one man's lies to spread higher and higher up the chain of authority, eventually reaching the White House itself.Breathlessly paced and shockingly revelatory, Curveball is an explosive true-life account of how honour and dishonesty amongst spies led to the UK and the US becoming embroiled in a catastrophic war.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Curveball: America Was Determined to go to War, Curveball had the Information They Needed, One Problem... He Was Lying
Author
Drogin, Bob
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
ISBN 10
0091923026
ISBN 13
9780091923020
Publisher
Ebury Press
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2007
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
SECOND GULF WAR IRAQ WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION MODERN HISTORY
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Espionage;

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