OVERVIEW:
George W. Bush's Autobiography, Decision Points, has been described by critiques as "an attempt to write history before the historians get their hands on it" (Washington Post" and "Bush's attempt to write the history of his eight years in office before the professional historians do their worst" (The Independent).
Indeed, the self portrait provided by Bush himself is one of a noble public servant, who himself was a victim, if any "mistakes were made".
This landmark Critical Examination looks at the actual facts behind the Bush administration, and does so with the actual formerly classified and top secret words, writing and memos of himself and his administration. This Critical Examination undermines many of the key assertions in Bush's Decision Points and does so with newly declassified documents obtained by the Freedom of Information Act.
Key sections include:
The Bush Administration Secret War Justification Memo
The Bush Administration Secret Torture Memo
US State Department Secret Memo on “Problems” of Justifying War
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Memo on Lack of Basis for War
This book also looks into Bush's record before taking office including:
George W. Bush’s Yale College Transcript with SAT Scores
George W. Bush’s Arrest and Criminal Record, Texas
Finally, this volumes assembles together a number of key reference and background materials including
The Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
as well as Bush's key State of the Union Addresses.
EXCERPT FROM NOVEMBER 27, 2001 MEMO BEFORE ANY LINK WAS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN TERRORIST ATTACKS AND IRAQ
*** TOP SECRET CLOSE HOLD
* Focus on WMD.
* Slices (building momentum for regime change):
- WMD sites.
- Seize or destroy offensive missile sites (factories, deployed systems).
- Seize or destroy Republican Guards.
Do in advance?
- Oil fields in south
- Oil fields in north. * What order to create likelihood of collapse?
- Seize western desert:
Secure Jordanian border,
Prevent SCUD missile launches (against Israel).
- Deploy ground forces in western desert or south of Baghdad:
Threaten Baghdad.
Force Republican Guards to move and present targets.
- Cut off Baghdad;
Prevent movement of WMD materials.
Pressure on regime.
- Protect Provisional Government, north or south.
- Regime change.
SPECIAL NOOK ENABLED EDITION: This edition comes fully Nook enabled with interactive table of contents.
