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The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11
Harper
July 2007
On Sale: July 1, 2007
400 pages
ISBN: 0060536616
EAN: 9780060536619
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Non-Fiction Political
Rudy Giuliani emerged from the smoke of 9/11 as the
unquestioned hero of the day: America's Mayor, the father
figure we could all rely on to be tough, to be wise, to do
the right thing. In that uncertain time, it was a comfort to
know that he was on the scene and in control, making the
best of a dire situation. But was he really? Grand Illusion is the definitive report on Rudy Giuliani's
role in 9/11—the true story of what happened that day and
the first clear-eyed evaluation of Giuliani's role before,
during, and after the disaster. While the pictures of a soot-covered Giuliani making his way
through the streets became very much a part of his personal
mythology, they were also a symbol of one of his greatest
failures. The mayor's performance, though marked by personal
courage and grace under fire, followed two terms in office
pursuing an utterly wrongheaded approach to the city's
security against terrorism. Turning the mythology on its
head, Grand Illusion reveals how Giuliani has revised his
own history, casting himself as prescient terror hawk when
in fact he ran his administration as if terrorist threats
simply did not exist, too distracted by pet projects and
turf wars to attend to vital precautions. Authors Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins also provide the first
authoritative view of the afte
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