"This sobering book is the closest anyone without a security clearance will get to operatives in the inner sanctums of America's intelligence, military, political and diplomatic worlds." - Publishers Weekly

"A searing indictment of George Bush and his closest political aides . . . authoritative and well-written." - The Economist

"We must have Hersh's kind of reporting to protect us from the institutional temptation of minimizing the gravity of exceptionally shameful acts." - Los Angeles Times

"Stands as one of [Hersh's] most important works. . . . Hersh attempts and oftentimes succeeds in answering many of the questions that have plagued Americans." - Tampa Tribune