White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bushβs 2006 speech explaining the CIAβs interrogation program and why Congress should authorize it. Few know more about these CIA operations than Thiessen, and in his new book, Courting Disaster, he documents just how effective the CIAβs interrogations were in foiling attacks on America, penetrating al-Qaedaβs high command, and providing our military with actionable intelligence. Thiessen also shows how reckless President Obama has been in shutting down the CIAβs program and releasing secret documents that have aided our enemies. Courting Disaster proves:How the CIA program thwarted specific deadly attacks against the U.S.Why βenhanced interrogationβ was not torture by any reasonable legal or moral standardHow the information gained by βenhanced interrogationβ could not have been acquired any other wayHow President Obamaβs actions since taking office have left America much more vulnerable to attackIn chilling detail, Thiessen reveals how close the terrorists came to striking again, how intelligence gained from βenhanced interrogationβ repeatedly stymied their plots, and how President Obamaβs dismantling of this CIA program is inviting disaster for America.
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