The Way of the World

Ron Suskind's narrative follows individuals with roles both large and small on the world stage, so its part history and partly how people see the world. Although the review points out the revelation that the CIA manufactured a fake letter from Iraqi security chief Hubbush; the real point of the book is that our emphasis on secrecy has resulted in missed opportunities, and that more honest information sharing would be a very powerful tool in combating terrorism. That's the theme, but the story is full of very specific insights to the events and personailities that brought to Spring 2008 in Iraq. For a great summary of a good book, see Louis Baynard's review on Salon.com. Let me know if anyone wants to borrow it.