Good article about the BFEE by Kevin Phillips

[mindfulNJ]

Dynasties in American politics are dangerous. We saw it with the Kennedys, we may well see it with the Clintons and we're certainly seeing it with the Bushes. Between now and the November election, it's crucial that Americans come to understand how four generations of the current president's family have embroiled the United States in the Middle East through CIA connections, arms shipments, rogue banks, inherited war policies and personal financial links.

As early as 1964, George H.W. Bush, running for the U.S. Senate from Texas, was labeled by incumbent Democrat Ralph Yarborough as a hireling of the sheik of Kuwait, for whom Bush's company drilled offshore oil wells. Over the four decades since then, the ever-reaching Bushes have emerged as the first U.S. political clan to thoroughly entangle themselves with Middle Eastern royal families and oil money. The family even has links to the bin Ladens-- although not to family black sheep Osama bin Laden -- going back to the 1970s.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/outlook/2357946

I just ordered "American Dynasty"...can't wait to read it.

[Rainbowreflect]

1. I have "American Dynasty", but I'm reading "The Price of Loyalty" first.

They both looked too good to decide between the two.

[Fovea]

2. I am in the exact same situation.

I just felt ONeill to be more timely.,

[Dr.Phool]

3. I just ordered 3

from Amazon. "The Price of Loyalty", "American Dynasty", and another that I heard about on another Blog (Calpundit I think) called "Charlie Wilsons War". It's supposedly a high CIA Operatives account of the behind the scenes action between Congressman Charlie Wilson and the Directorates of the CIA in the Afghan War against the Russians. Supposed to contain some really crazy ideas coming out of the heads of Ollie North, Richard Perle and Wolfowitz. I read a few excerpts and it sounded pretty good.

[TacticalPeek]

4. Charlie Wilson and the author were on c-span2/booktv - link to video.

Charlie Wilson's War

George Crile discusses his book on former Texas
Congressman Charles Wilson and his effort to drive the
Soviet Union out of Afghanistan. Charles Wilson also
appeared during the program and took part in the
discussion.
Watch 55 mins.

http://www.booktv.org/misc/texas_111503A.asp

[pretzel4gore]

5. i recall a mujahadeen leader being interviewed by BBC

a few years after the russians were forced out, saying he was glad the soviets were gone so now the afghans could enforce sharia and stop their women from acting like 'prostitutes' going to school and dressing however they wished...
charlie wilson will burn in hell

[randr]

6. NPR just carried an interview

with MR. Phillipsthis morning and an extended version is at: http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=