Rent Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

Synopsis

Washington insider Richard A. Clarke shares his perspective on the George W. Bush administration's preparedness for, and response to, the events of September 11, 2001. Clarke, now retired after 30 years of public service, worked for several presidents, both Democrat and Republican. Often referred to as the terrorism czar before the Homeland Security Department was created, Clarke's official title, created by President Clinton, was National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counterterrorism. He was retained by the Bush administration until his retirement in 2003. In AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, Clarke provides an insider account of both the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, as well as the events of September 11, 2001, when he ran the White House situation room. He makes several charges--including that the Bush administration, in its first year, was poorly prepared and even unwilling to engage al Qaeda despite Clarke's attempts to apprise them of the threat. And he criticizes President Bush's war on terror, saying that the Bush administration has

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