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[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [title] title Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander [author] author Berntsen, Gary [isbn] isbn 0307351068 [isbn13] isbn13 9780307351067 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 352 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.86 [num ratings] num ratings 990 [date pub] date pub 2005 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Oct 24, 2006 [rating] Lucas's rating 3 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Mar 12, 2010 [date added] date added Mar 26, 2010 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view [review] 
review Rather than editing out portions of the book censored by the CIA, Bernsten instead leaves in every deleted word or deleted section marked as such- tho Rather than editing out portions of the book censored by the CIA, Bernsten instead leaves in every deleted word or deleted section marked as such- though fortunately the longer deleted sections have some explanation as to what the contents. It probably reads on the page a little better than in the audio book, but it lets the reader guess at what is in the removed sections, or even play mad-libs and make up the most ridiculous or offensive possibilities. Bernsten is very critical of CIA leadership (and more vaguely Pentagon leadership) prior to and following the WTC attacks, and is also critical of but partially apologetic for the Clinton administration, or at least Clinton himself. I don't remember exactly but I think there is the same mysterious silence over the anti-terror record of Reagan, Bush I or II (in the first 9 months) as in Kill Bin Laden and similar books. He definitely mentions the Hezbollah attacks against U.S. forces in the 80s, but there is very little detail on any CIA response. I liked hearing about some of the same events from Kill Bin Laden but from a different perspective, but this book covers a much longer time period and lacks the detail and first person perspective of that book. ...more
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