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To: JohnM who wrote (10699)	2/3/2006 6:41:50 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 541851

The Empty Shirts, Courtiers, and 'Crazies' by Ray McGovern* antiwar.com <<...Individually, the new "dots" supplied by revelations about the Iraq war in James Risen's State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration are not very surprising. Collectively, though, they provide valuable insight into the peculiar way in which President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair prepared to launch an unprovoked war – shades of Germany and Anschluss Austria two generations ago. All that's needed: power-intoxicated leaders, court functionaries to serve them, and obedient military leaders accustomed to subordinating conscience to career requirements. Risen's book throws new light on just how Bush and Blair led their countries into war. It is a case study of the pitfalls in marginalizing foreign policy bureaucracies in favor of sycophants one level down. That part of his book is as revealing as Risen's now-famous disclosures of illegal eavesdropping on Americans by the National Security Agency (NSA). Cumulatively, the "dots" furnished by Risen illuminate U.S.-U.K. plotting and planning in 2002 – a year that will live in infamy...>> _____________________________ *Ray McGovern’s 27-year career as a CIA analyst spanned administrations from John F. Kennedy to George H. W. Bush. Ray is now co-director of the Servant Leadership School, which provides training and other support for those seeking ways to be in relationship with the marginalized poor.