When "Imperial Hubris" first came out in 2004, the greatest danger for Americans confronting the Islamist threat was to believe - at the urging of U.S. leaders - that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do. The now-classic showed that a growing segment of the Islamic world strenuously disapproves of specific U.S. policies and their attendant military, political, and economic implications and demonstrated that they will go to any length, not to destroy our secular, democratic way of life, but to deter what they view as specific attacks on their lands, their communities, and their religion. "Imperial Hubris" remains a must read for an in-depth look at Al Qaeda and the War on Terror.

About the Author
New York Times and Washington Post bestseller Imperial Hubris was originally published anonymously, as required by the Central Intelligence Agency. Its author is Michael Scheuer, the former head of the CIA's Bin Laden Unit, who resigned in November 2004, after two decades of experience in national security issues related to Afghanistan and south Asia. As "Anonymous," he is also the author of Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America. Scheuer has been featured on many national and international television news programs, has been interviewed for broadcast media and documentaries, and has been the focus of print media worldwide.

Reviews
"Pulls few punches . . . and gives us a fascinating window on America's war with Al Qaeda."-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"A fire-breathing denunciation of U.S. counterterrorism policy."-Julian Borger, The Guardian
"Presents overwhelmingly persuasive evidence to buttress a host of significant and controversial arguments."-Benjamin Schwartz, Atlantic Monthly
"A powerful, persuasive analysis of the terrorist threat and the Bush administration's failed efforts to fight it."-Richard A. Clarke (former national coordinator for security and national terrorism), Washington Post Book World
"Rare that a book can change the course of an international debate, but Imperial Hubris is just such a book."-Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press "A sprawling, erudite book on the origins and present state of the 'war on terror.' . . . Gripping."-Publishers Weekly
"No serious observer of the war on terrorism can ignore this scathing critique of the Bush administration's policies."-Peter Bergen, author of Holy War, Inc.
"This book is so valuable, it hardly seems that any review could do it justice."-Ralph Peters, author of Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace
"[The author's] conclusions are as disquieting as his policy prescriptions are compelling. . . . Imperial Hubris is destined to become a classic in the field of counterterrorism analysis."-Bruce Hoffman, author of Inside Terrorism



Book Information
ISBN 9781597971591
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Potomac Books Inc
Publisher Potomac Books Inc