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Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror Hardcover – June 1, 2004
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- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPOTOMAC BOOKS
- Publication dateJune 1, 2004
- Dimensions6 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-101574888498
- ISBN-13978-1574888492
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“A fire-breathing denunciation of U.S. counterterrorism policy.”—Julian Borger, The Guardian
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“Presents overwhelmingly persuasive evidence to buttress a host of significant and controversial arguments.”—Benjamin Schwartz, Atlantic Monthly
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“A powerful, persuasive analysis of the terrorist threat and the Bush administration’s failed efforts to fight it.”—Richard A. Clarke (former national coordinator for security and national terrorism), Washington Post Book World
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“Rare that a book can change the course of an international debate, but Imperial Hubris is just such a book.”—Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press Published On: 2017-02-16
“A sprawling, erudite book on the origins and present state of the ‘war on terror.’ . . . Gripping.”—Publishers Weekly
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“No serious observer of the war on terrorism can ignore this scathing critique of the Bush administration’s policies.”—Peter Bergen, author of Holy War, Inc.
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“This book is so valuable, it hardly seems that any review could do it justice.”—Ralph Peters, author of Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace
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“[The author’s] conclusions are as disquieting as his policy prescriptions are compelling. . . . Imperial Hubris is destined to become a classic in the field of counterterrorism analysis.”—Bruce Hoffman, author of Inside Terrorism Published On: 2017-02-16
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Product details
- Publisher : POTOMAC BOOKS
- Publication date : June 1, 2004
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1574888498
- ISBN-13 : 978-1574888492
- Item Weight : 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #834,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #451 in Terrorism (Books)
- #570 in National & International Security (Books)
- #703 in Middle Eastern Politics
About the author

Michael Scheuer is a twenty-plus-year CIA veteran. From 1996 to 1999, he served as the Chief of the bin Laden unit (aka Alec Station), the Osama bin Laden tracking unit at the Counterterrorism Center. He then worked as Special Adviser to the Chief of the bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004. He resigned from the CIA in 2004. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow at the Jamestown Foundation, writing regularly for its online publication Global Terrorism Analysis. He lives in Virginia with his wife and two children.






















