Shadow Warriors: The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender

by Kenneth R. Timmerman

Book Overview

"An alarming but necessary book that reads like a thriller. By raising uncomfortable questions, Ken Timmerman has performed a significant public service." Michael Medved, nationally syndicated talk radio host Some have called it the CIA's greatest covert operation of all time. It is an intelligence war conducted behind the scenes, aimed at confusing, misleading, and ultimately defeating the enemy. The goal is nothing less than toppling the regime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307352102
• ISBN13: 9780307352101
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Shortly and Simply

I will keep this short and simple. First, a disclaimer: I have reviewed a Timmerman book (Honor Killing), he has appeared many times on my radio talk show and he is a friend. Now, as to Timmerman and Shadow Warriors: Timmerman, I have found, knows more and has more and better sources than just about anyone in certain areas that include how our government really works, especially our foreign policy, and how Iran really works. Buy and read Shadow Warriors. You will learn how what has happened in our country over the recent years came about. You will be astounded while you are being educated. You will gain an insight on how your news sources really don't work for you. Finally, buy everything Timmerman writes or has written, and subscribe to his internet reporting. If you do these things, you will, if you take the time, thank me for putting you onto this track, and you will, more importantly, feel profound gratitude toward Kenneth Timmerman. This is all the truth, and nothing but. Julian Tepper

I began as a skeptic

I am not one to take conspiracy theories seriously. I began this book as a skeptic. After about 100 pages, I was a believer. I have read a lot about Iraq and Afghanistan. I read Bob Baer's first book (See No Evil) and Gary Berntsen's book (Jawbreaker), both about Afghanistan. Bob Baer was there when Chalabi's planned revolt against Saddam was cancelled by Clinton NSC chief Anthony Lake. Timmerman's book agrees with other books on similar topics. His thesis is that the permanent bureaucracy is anti-Bush and has used its influence to thwart his policies at every chance. Some of us were puzzled about the fanatical pursuit of the alleged leaker of Valerie Plame's identity while Sandy Berger committed theft and violated multiple laws about secrecy and got a slap on the wrist. Timmerman explains that the two Justice Department staffers responsible are Clinton holdovers with an agenda. This is not a new phenomenon. Ronald Reagan faced the same resistence within the bureaucracy to his initiatives. The difference is that Reagan was a better communicator and could go over the heads of his opponents to the people. Bush has lacked this ablity and has been strangely passive at times as his policies are reversed by mid-level bureaucrats. The story of the Iraq occupation is still incomplete. General Jay Garner had a good record as an administrator with the Kurds during the time we protected them from Saddam. When he entered Baghdad to take over the transition team, he seemed the perfect choice. A few months later, he was gone and I have yet to hear an adequate explanation of what happened. Timmerman may have the answer. The State Department thought the idea of Iraqi democracy was foolish and Paul Bremer arrived with a few CIA candidate dictators in his pocket. The Iraqi National Congress that had been led by Ahmed Chalabi during the Clinton years, was summarily dismissed and Bremer began his role as Viceroy. The insurgency soon followed. Cause and effect ? I'm not sure but Timmerman makes a reasonable case it is. I'm not sure this book is the last word but it should be on every reading list of those who want to know what happened.

The Insider Story of the Cold Civil War

America is at war...two of them. The "hot" war is well known. The Cold Civil War has gone on furiously but clandestinely. This book is a must to understand the otherwise inexplicable.

The Betrayal of our CIA "Elites"

Kenneth Timmerman is one of our era's greatest journalists. Radio talk show host Michael Medved warned that his new Shadow Warriors may get one's blood boiling. He was not even slightly exaggerating. This somewhat frightening book goes into great detail to reveal the betrayal of "elites" who attended our so-called best universities. They are snobs who believe they have the self appointed right to defy our democratic institutions if these entities fail to perform to their expectations. Most are members of the Democratic Party and a small handful are left-wing Republicans. The author cites former Senator Zell Miller's warning "that the CIA was becoming a `domestic dirty tricks shop' that allowed its own operatives to conduct a covert operation `to destabilize a U.S. president.'" This leftist cabal of CIA officers is literally endangering our lives with their traitorous behavior. These saboteurs must be stopped. One should also not ignore the not so subtle anti-Semitism of these CIA traitors. Timmerman exposes the stabbing in the back of Larry Franklin. When everything is said and done, these scoundrels believe that Israel is the central reason behind the rage of the Islamic nihilists. They haven't the foggiest notion of what truly motivates our deadly foes. The scholarly writings of Bernard Lewis (ie. What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East), sadly, are not held in high esteem within their cultural milieu. Shadows Warriors is a book you must read as quickly as possible. The time is getting late. The damage already done has been extensive. We cannot allow it to continue.

Know Your Government. Read This Book.

Just when you thought George W. Bush and his political appointees where the ones creating havoc, enter the career bureaucrats of the State Department and the CIA, who, no matter who's residing in the White House, have their own agendas in mind. This book will hopefully enlighten Americans as to who really holds the power within the federal bureaucracy. It's not political appointees - it's the unelected staffers who populate the buildings up and down Pennsylvania Avenue and show up to work just enough to earn their step increases in the GS pay scale. The rest of the time, well - Mr. Timmerman discusses how partisan staff members within the CIA and State Department waged a war of their own on the Administration to discredit it in the public's eye. For those of you who loathe Bush over Iraq, you may have been had by one of the greatest disinformation campaigns of all time. At least be open-minded and give this well-written book a chance. If you don't believe it, or want to believe, at worst you've got a gripping story in your hands as good as "Seven Days In May" or any of the better Clancy novels.