Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War

Michael Isikoff, David Corn

How did the Bush administration build and sell the case for war with Iraq, and what happened when no weapons were found?

At a glance

You will see how a headline claim, like the yellowcake sentences, was cleared between the White House and the CIA before reaching a speech
You will spot the weakness of testimony pulled from a captive under harsh questioning, who may say only what interrogators want to hear
You will understand why Saddam never fully proved he had no weapons, since Duelfer concluded he was playing an impossible double game