Tavis tonight -- Peter Eisner, "The Italian Letter: How the Bush Administration Used a Fake ...

[Bozita]

...Letter to Build the Case for War in Iraq"

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200705/20070511.html

Peter Eisner is The Washington Post's deputy foreign editor and co-author of the new book, The Italian Letter: How the Bush Administration Used a Fake Letter to Build the Case for War in Iraq. The veteran correspondent previously worked as a foreign editor at Newsday and as a reporter, editor and bureau chief with the Associated Press. Eisner served on the Inter-American Press Association's (IAPA) Freedom of the Press Committee and won an award from IAPA for reporting on drug trafficking in the Americas.

[Bozita]

1. Amazon book description and link

http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Letter-Bush-Administration-Build/dp/1594865736/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-3042266-8879834?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178907429&sr=8-1

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Book Description

Filled with headline-making revelations, this explosive account by two award-winning investigative reporters tracks the behind-the-scenes story of the forged intelligence document that the Bush administration used to push the nation into war with Iraq.

Like Barbara Tuchman’s 1958 classic, The Zimmerman Telegram, about the decoded German wire that drew the United States into World War I, or the recent bestseller Cobra II, The Italian Letter traces the road to war by following the scandal surrounding the Italian Letter, a fraudulent intelligence document that cooked up proof that the African country of Niger was prepared to supply Saddam Hussein with uranium for nuclear weapons.

What is the real story that led to President Bush’s 16 famous words in his 2003 State of the Union address, "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."? In the first book to uncover the details of the scandal that has already led to the indictment of one administration official—a scandal bigger than the Iran-Contra affair—the authors have drawn on their unique access to a large group of CIA, FBI, and international sources as well as whistle-blowers.

As frustration over the increasing deaths in Iraq continues to mount, this timely, page-turning narrative provides fresh insights for a nation hungry for greater understanding of the Iraq War and the manipulated intelligence document that altered the course of contemporary history.

About the Author

PETER EISNER is deputy foreign editor at the Washington Post. The Post’s coverage of the 2004 Asian tsunami, which he coordinated, won an award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He is also author of The Freedom Line, a winner of the 2004 Christopher Award. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

KNUT ROYCE was a major contributor to three Pulitzer Prize-winning stories in three different decades before joining the Center for Public Integrity as a senior fellow. He has won numerous journalism awards and was named by the Washingtonian as one of the two best investigative print reporters in the nation’s capital. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia.

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3. Cheney and the OSP did it... I'm certain.

They organized the breakin of the Niger Embassy to steal the letterhead... they forged the document... that's why they had to destroy Wilson and Plame, because Wilson exposed the document as a forgery, and if investigated, would lead back to the US Gov. and Cheney.

[Forkboy]

2. Thanks for the heads up....Tavis is awesome.

Should be an interesting interview.

[Bozita]

4. You're welcome.