''Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror'' (Brassey's, 2004; ) is a book originally published anonymously, but later revealed to have been authored by

Michael Scheuer Michael F. Scheuer (pronounced "SHOY-er"), (born 1952) is an American former intelligence officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, blogger, author, commentator and former adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Peace and Sec ...

, a

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veteran with 22 years service, who ran the

Counterterrorist Center The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's Mission Center for Counterterrorism (often referred to as the Counterterrorism Mission Center or CTMC, formerly the Counterterrorism Center, or simply CTC) was established in 1986, and is a division of the CI ...

bin Laden Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born extremist militant who founded al-Qaeda and served as its leader from 1988 until his death in 2011. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, his group is designated a ...

station from 1996 to 1999. In his video of September 7th 2007, bin Laden says that "if you would like to get to know some of the reasons for your losing of your war against us, then read the book of Michael Scheuer in this regard."

Reviews

Reviews, ranging from high praise to scathing criticism, are presented here in chronological order. *Richard A. Clarke
Finally the CIA gets it right
''The'' ''Washington Post'', June 27, 2004 *Michiko Kakutani
A Dark View of U.S. Strategy
''The'' ''New York Times'', July 9, 2004 *Mark Follman
A spook speaks out
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Salon Magazine ''Salon'' is an American politically progressive/liberal news and opinion website created in 1995. It publishes articles on U.S. politics, culture, and current events. Content and coverage ''Salon'' covers a variety of topics, including rev ...

'', July 13, 2004 *Faye Bowers
We have met the enemy and he is us
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The Christian Science Monitor ''The Christian Science Monitor'' (''CSM''), commonly known as ''The Monitor'', is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 as a daily newspaper ...

'', July 13, 2004 *Benjamin Schwarz
A Review
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The Atlantic ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...

'', August 10, 2004 *James. H. Joyner, Jr.
Book Review
''

Strategic Insights ''Strategic Insights'' was a monthly electronic journal produced by the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. History The first volume was Volume I, Issue 1 (March 2002). ''Strategic Insights'' f ...

'', vol. 3, no. 9, September 2004 *Jason Burke
Why do they hate us?
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The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'', September 4, 2004 *Eric Margolis
Why West is losing
''

Toronto Sun The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid format, tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Pos ...

'', September 12, 2004 *Jeff Helmreich
Empirical Hubris
''Jerusalem Issue Brief'', vol. 4, no. 4, September 13, 2004 *David Frum
Uncertain Trumpet
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National Review ''National Review'' is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by the author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief i ...

'', November 16, 2004 *Michael Scheuer
An author reviews the reviews of his book
lewrockwell.com, February 7, 2005 *Thomas Joscelyn
CIA Conspiracy Theorist
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The Weekly Standard ''The Weekly Standard'' was an American neoconservative political magazine of news, analysis and commentary, published 48 times per year. Originally edited by founders Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes, the ''Standard'' had been described as a "red ...

'', February 16, 2005 *Charles Glass
Cyber-Jihad
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London Review of Books The ''London Review of Books'' (''LRB'') is a British literary magazine published twice monthly that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews. History The ''London Review of ...

'', vol. 28, no. 5, March 9, 2006

References

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External links

''Slate''
Advance excerpts.
''Boston Phoenix''
article.
CNN article''Washington Journal'' interview with Scheuer on ''Imperial Hubris'', November 24, 2004

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2004 non-fiction books War on Terror books Books about foreign relations of the United States Books about imperialism Current affairs books Works published anonymously