JAMES RISEN is a senior national security correspondent for The Intercept. Previously, during two decades as a New York Times reporter, Risen won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for his stories about the National Security Agency's domestic spying program, and he was a member of the reporting team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting for coverage of the September 11 attacks and terrorism. Among his best-selling books are State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration and Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War.
"Risen's fast-paced, accessible prose and his finely drawn detail
make the book read like an implausible thriller. The tragedy is
that, however implausible, it all appears to be true . . .
enormously impressive. . . . This is an important and powerful book
that should be read by anyone who believes it is time to take stock
after 13 years and re-evaluate the nature of the threat the country
faces and its response to the atrocity of 9/11."
--New York Times Book Review "At long last we can retire Bob
Woodward and Carl Bernstein as the icons of investigative
reporting. With his second book probing the dark tunnels of the
so-called war on terror, James Risen has established himself as the
finest national security reporter of this generation, a field
crowded with first rank talent."
--Newsweek "A memorable chronicle of the long-range consequences of
the panicky reaction of top American officials to the Sept. 11
attacks...Mr. Risen certainly makes the case in this book that
America has lost much in its lashing out against terrorism, and
that Congress and the people need to wake up and ask more questions
about the political, financial, moral and cultural costs of that
campaign."
--Tom Ricks, New York Times daily review"A wide-ranging look at
consequences of the so-called war on terror and includes stories of
shocking thievery during the U.S. occupation of Iraq."
--Steven Nelson, US News & World Report"A no-holds-barred tarring
and feathering of the past 13 years of the U.S. national security
system. At times frightening, Risen's book is a strong reminder of
the importance of a free press keeping a powerful government in
check."
--William O'Connor, Daily Beast"James Risen's Pay Any Price: Greed,
Power, and Endless War is a book every member of Congress and every
candidate for president in both political parties should be forced
to read." -- Michael Goldman, Lowell Sun
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