Bryan

This book definitely felt rushed, but having said that it significantly detailed the decision to launch the raid, which I found interesting. I can't say that every President or wanna-be would have made the same given the lack of true intelligence, but I am thankful that he did.

Michael Lewis is one of my favorite authors, but I have to give his most recent work 3 stars simply due to the fact that it is more a compilation of his essays than new work created for a book. Having said that, his travels to various countries in the heart of the global financial crisis part 2 is very interesting.

I found this to be a very easy read and very entertaining. I think the most sad part of book is near the end when he discusses his contract work and helping out veterans following injury, since this is how he was ultimately killed after retiring from the service. His editor could have done a better job about not repeating things and organizing his thoughts, but it was very enjoyable.

Buffett is quite the interesting character. While the profile is pretty fawning, it is an interesting read about an important American investor and reminds one of how important it is to remember that you are investing in companies, not economies.

Really good look into some of the issues raising boys in this day and age.

This book completely changed my perspective about EIT, or enhanced interrogation techniques. I believed, hook, line & sinker all of the misinformation from the CIA, et. al. regarding the intelligence obtained using these methods. While I have not been supportive of the methods, I was convinced that the information we were gathering was in fact due to torture. From reading this book, however, I learned that all of the intelligence we supposedly gained from torture, was actually gained from traditional interrogation methods and claimed, secretly of course, that this was obtained from these methods.

There were significant redactions of information Mr. Soufan claimed to have been public testimony or information in the public domain. It was actually humorous in parts due to the fact you knew Mr. Soufan was speaking of himself and he had to redact the pronouns I and me. After finishing the book, it became apparent the CIA was attempting to exert payback on Mr. Soufan.

I recommend this book for anyone interested in the investigation into the 1998 US Embassy bombings, the 2000 Cole attack, September 11th or the prosecution of terrorists captured in the wake of these events.