Courting Disaster by Marc Thiessen White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked
in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was
tasked to write President George W. Bush’s 2006 speech explaining the CIA’s
interrogation program and why Congress should authorize it. Few know more about
these CIA operations than Thiessen, and in his new book, Courting Disaster,
he documents just how effective the CIA’s interrogations were in foiling attacks
on America, penetrating al-Qaeda’s high command, and providing our military with
actionable intelligence. Thiessen also shows how reckless President Obama has
been in shutting down the CIA’s program and releasing secret documents that have
aided our enemies.
