"A maddening, essential study in misinformation, jingoism, bad intelligence, and other hallmarks of the recent American past."-- Kirkus (starred review) Anyone who experienced the attacks on September 11 cannot forget the imagery: the smoking, falling towers, the Pentagon smoldering, the Shanksville crash site, the first responders.
Military Plans, Programs and Operations in the 9/11 World and A merican Coup: How a Terrified Government Is Destroying the Constitution..
He is the author of several works of non-fiction including Code Names: Deciphering U.
S.
He has previously served as a military affairs analyst for the Los Angeles Times , The Washington Post, and The New York Times .
Arkin is an American political commentator, best-selling author, journalist, activist, blogger, and former United States Army soldier.
About author(s): William M.
It is a chilling exposé of government negligence and overreach, and a constitution in crisis.
On That Day is a stunning, nightmare journey through a government reeling in confusion while many civilians performed individual acts of heroism.
Everything about the emergency procedures of the governments--from White House security to continuity of government to military alerts--went wrong.
It is a story of laughable airport security, vulnerable airspace, blind intelligence, poor communications, muddled orders, Pentagon chaos, and presidential isolation.
Arkin shows how the US government failed in the face of the unprecedented attack.
By establishing the most Definitive Timeline of how That day unfolded, William M.
But there is an invisible story hidden in the wreckage, one That required years of patient investigation and the piecing together of a sequence from many scattered sources. "A maddening, essential study in misinformation, jingoism, bad intelligence, and other hallmarks of the recent American past."-- Kirkus (starred review) Anyone who experienced the attacks on September 11 cannot forget the imagery: the smoking, falling towers, the Pentagon smoldering, the Shanksville crash site, the first responders
