The book is written by michael isikoff, the newsweek reporter who broke the monica lewinski scandal, so you understand right away that he has no partisan axe to grind. A little more than a year ago, msnbc broadcast hubris. The real story behind the investigation of iraq, and the basis for the msnbc documentary of the same name hosted by rachel maddowfilled with newsmaking revelations that made it a new york times bestseller, hubris takes us behind the scenes at the white house, cia, pentagon, state department, and congress to show how george w. Because i knew this was a phony war, and my own son was being exposed to it, i followed it more closely than most. Isikoff michael and corn, david, hubris, the inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war, new york. Crown publishers, 2006 hubris focused upon the bush administrations argument for the 2003 invasion of iraq and its aftermath in the united states. Selling the iraq war details lies spun to justify it. Its an apt title because the white house argued that it was positive that saddam hussein was a threat to america, that the war would be easy, and the postwar situation easier. Hubris is the best book on how the bush administration brought us to war in iraq. Selling the iraq war the rumsfeld memos by will femia among the new revelations in tonights documentary about how the bush administration convinced the american people to go to war in iraq are newly declassified talking points and handwritten notes from november, 2001 in which can be seen thensecretary of defense donald rumsfelds team trying to find the most compelling reason to. Hubris, the fine new book by michael isikoff and david corn, continues a parade of offerings which spell trouble for the bush administration. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war, i was pretty sure it would be a very timely read because it sure as hell looked like donald trump and other rightwing warheads in and out of government were on the way to lying the usa into a whole new war, this time with. David corn written by veteran journalists, this is the inside story of how president bush took the nation to war using faulty and fraudulent intelligence.
Tonight msnbc reairs the disturbinglystillveryrelevant hubris. May 19, 2019 the sun or the fall of icarus 1819 by merryjoseph blondel dominic, i believe this is one of the most essential topicsquestions i have seen on quora. When we started reading our current wonkette book club selection, michael isikoff and david corns hubris. Its also exceptional at describing the intelligence failure and the entire sordid valerie plame affair. As i read more about the iraq war and how president bush and his administration tried to sell the public that we needed to go to war, hubris was a upsetting read. Hubris selling the iraq war news, video and community.
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Selling the iraq war is based on the book hubris, cowritten by nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff and msnbc contributor and. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war by david corn and michael isikoff 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hubris. Your own cynical dismissal of this documentary, reveals your own willfull ignorance. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the. Hubris focused upon the bush administrations argument for the 2003 invasion of iraq and its aftermath in the united states. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of hubris. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of. The inside story of spin, scandal and the selling of the iraq war author. Msnbc video msnbc video msnbc video msnbc video msnbc video msnbc video. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war. Is hubris, the selling of the iraq war available anywhere online for viewing.
This button opens a dialog that displays additional images for this product with the option to zoom in or out. In hubris, michael isikoff and david corn chronicle the bush administrations delusional march to war. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war 2006 is an account of the behind the scenes events and decisions by principal figures of the united states government, that lead to the invasion spearheading gulf war ii in spring 2003. Hubris by michael isikoff and david corn penguin random house. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war, by david corn. David corn filled with newsmaking revelations that made it a new york times bestseller, hubris takes us behind the scenes at the white house, cia, pentagon, state department, and congress to show how george.
I missed the airing of the show by rachel, and all i can find are short clips advertising the segment. Based on the book of the same title by nbc news michael isikoff and david corn, an editor with mother jones, the. The inside story of spin, scandal and the selling of the iraq war, the authors newsweek investigative reporter michael isikoff and the nation magazines david corn. He is a frequent guest on msnbc, cnn, and other tv talk shows. Bush came to invade iraq and how his administration struggled with. On monday night, nbc news aired its new documentary, hubris. John hope franklin center at duke university 26,840 views. Oct 10, 2006 hubris, the fine new book by michael isikoff and david corn, continues a parade of offerings which spell trouble for the bush administration. Bush came to invade iraq and how his administration struggled.
Hubris the inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling. Throughout, the book entertains, and provides evidences for, the notion that key administration officials were set on invading iraq and that the proffered reasons for the invasionsuch as national security threats like the presence. One of the best books that i have run across is by the author hubert benoit. Selling the iraq war, the resolution an upcoming documentary on msnbc with rachel maddow. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war ebook written by michael isikoff, david corn. The inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling. Thread info bookmark this thread trash this thread. New documentary reexamines the iraq war hoax an msnbc film, hosted by rachel maddow and based on michael isikoff and david corns book, finds new evidence that bush scammed. Hubris the inside story of spin, scandal, and the selling of the iraq war book.
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