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The Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi

The Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi

by Aram Roston (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

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Synopsis

This is the true story of Ahmad Chalabi, fraudster, statesman, banker, math whiz and aesthete, whose legendary charisma and charm - and almost hypnotic powers of persuasion - helped propel the United States to war in Iraq. This extraordinary investigative biography - written by an Emmy Award-winning journalist who works for NBC's Investigative Unit - exposes massive white-collar mischief, sophisticated international espionage operations, and political intrigue spanning the globe from Tehran to Texas. Chalabi was a shrewd Iraqi Arab from a family of Shiite bankers. Aram Roston tracked down forgotten Chalabi business partners and friends and dug through the records from courthouses around the world. The book reveals how this convicted felon, fugitive from justice in Jordan, and ally of the Iranian government managed to charm and influence the top leaders fo the United States, including US senators like John McCain. The book has the inside story of Chalabi's pre-war propaganda operations the exclusive details of Chalabi's financial dealings and political access.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 400
 Publisher: Nation Books
Published: 01 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1568583532
ISBN 13: 9781568583532

Media Reviews
salon.com (source: http: //www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/21/iraq_books/)>
.,. essential reading for understanding this tragic period in our history...
Mother Jones (source: http: //www.motherjones.com/arts/books/2008/03/book-review-the-man-who-pushed-america-to-war.html)
More than just a biography of a chameleon, Roston's book is a fascinating, if dispiriting, look at the mechanics of power in Washington.
The Times Literary Supplement
as a piece of journalism The Man Who Pushed America to War is stringently researched and objective in tone. Though it would be easy to portray Chalabi as a con-man, Roston remains detached about his character throughout. The result is a strong and timely piece of research into an extraordinary man whose 'inexplicable certitude in his own entitlement' helped to bring war and ruin an entire country.
Associated Press
.,. written with verve and detail...
New York Times Book Review (source: http: //www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/books/review/Gelb-t.html)
As Roston thoroughly demonstrates, Chalabi understood us better than we understood ourselves,
Booklist, starred review
Roston pored through legal documents and interviewed a multitude of political figures in the U.S. and the Middle East to detail Chalabi's incredible machinations...[An] amazing look at the con man, or hero, who changed the course of Iraqi and American history.
New Statesman (source: http: //www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/04/ahmad-chalabi-aram-roston-iraq)
It is a lively and entertaining read, fast-paced and well-told, informed throughout both by Chalabi loyalists and by those who have fallen out with him.

James Bamford, bestselling author of Body of Secrets and A Pretext for War
During the next presidential election, voters should have to show proof they have read Aram Roston's fascinating book before being allowed into the booths so we never get into a war like this again.


as a piece of journalism The Man Who Pushed America to War is stringently researched and objective in tone. Though it would be easy to portray Chalabi as a con-man, Roston remains detached about his character throughout. The result is a strong and timely piece of research into an extraordinary man whose 'inexplicable certitude in his own entitlement' helped to bring war and ruin an entire country.
-- The Times of London Literary Supplement
.,. not to be missed
-- Congressional Quarterly

.,. written with verve and detail...
-- Associated Press

.,. essential reading for understanding this tragic period in our history...
--SALON.COM

More than just a biography of a chameleon, Roston's book is a fascinating, if dispiriting, look at the mechanics of power in Washington.
-- Mother Jones


As Roston thoroughly demonstrates, Chalabi understood us better than we understood ourselves..
-- New York Times Book Review - A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice

Roston pored through legal documents and interviewed a multitude of political figures in the U.S. and the Middle East to detail Chalabi's incredible machinations...[An] amazing look at the con man, or hero, who changed the course of Iraqi and American history.
-- Booklist, starred review


It is a lively and entertaining read, fast-paced and well-told, informed throughout both by Chalabi loyalists and by those who have fallen out with him.
-- The New Statesman


During the next presidential election, voters should have to show proof they have read Aram Roston's fascinating book before being allowed into the booths so we never get into a war like this again.
--James Bamford, bestselling author of Body of Secrets and A Pretext for War

Author Bio
Aram Roston is an Emmy winning journalist who has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers. He has worked as a CNN correspondent and a New York City police reporter.