This is the most profound political book I have ever read. I have read "Dark Alliance", at least three thousand pages of Noam Chomsky, a similar amount from Gore Vidal (including fiction), and let us not forget Jonathan Kwitney (I own "The Crimes of Patriots"). Mr. Brewton not only documents hundreds of serious and egregious financial crimes -and worse- but more importantly he documents within the prose the patterns of behavior that recur among members of "The Company" (CIA). If you read deliberately, and closely, and go over this work carefully, you will be able to spot CIA criminals within the pages of news stories, particularly in the business press.
Everything within the pages of "The Mafia, CIA and George Bush" is current today. What is here was current on September 11th, 2001.
That said, it is tragic that Mr. Brewton has not returned to journalism in any capacity. Yes, he survived where Gary Webb did not, and we can feel good about that, but Pete Brewton is still dead in a way that is very important.
Mr. Brewton should have been hired by the New York Times after this book was published, instead that publication refused to review the book. The New Yorker did not hire him to write for "the magazine" either.
In an interview in 1992, Mr. Brewton said he wanted to write another book. He did, but it's a novel, and clearly not the same, nor is that what he meant in 1992. After 9-11-2001 we need Mr. Brewton to dig in and tie the pieces together.
Get a copy of this book while you can. It is not an easy read, but it will be the most rewarding read of your life.
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