Flashback:
Able Danger raises its head - again!
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Shaffer has *never* relented .. God bless him.
** Ping!
Any other source than the WaPo?
Do freepers want the book released or not?
Exposing intelligence shortfalls by the Clinton administration good, names and dates of covert operations not so good?
If there are prepublication copies out there, it is only a matter of time before they get leaked.
Wondering whther he plans to publish on the Internet....
Won't destroying this book ignite the Middle East... what say you General Petraeus ?!
I suppose it would be o.k. to burn this book, based on the way the DOD is reacting.
Buying out the book has got to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
Duh! If the first printing is sold out, the publisher is likely to have a second printing, & maybe 1 million copies, & maybe double the price, too. If you can’t prevent the first publishing, you sure can’t prevent the second, or third, or fourth, ....
Will the Pentagon continue buying out the book until the publisher gets tired of the money?
I thought Fahrenheit 451 was a fictional work? Perhaps not.
Then put it on the internet!
3 copies for sale on ebay. One has a bid of $100, one is buy it now for $250, one listed with an opening bid of $500.
eBay has copies with bids ranging from $250 to $500.
This is a movie I would go see.
Well, we can all sit back and before long some stick bundler will post the entire book on their blog and then excerpt it on FR claiming it is their own work.
Just wait.
We need to get a copy to Beck somehow. If he reads it, 10,000 printing won’t even make the first 30 seconds of sales.
It’s odd how irony has a great sense of timing
Shep just said on FOX “their buying only 10,000????” And implied a lot more would be sold because they’re bringing attention to the book.
http://us.macmillan.com/operationdarkheart
(excerpt)
On Friday, August 13, 2010, just as St. Martin’s Press was readying its initial shipment of this book, the Department of Defense contacted us to express its concern that our publication ofOperation Dark Heart could cause damage to U.S. national security. After consulting with our author, we agreed to incorporate some of the government’s changes into a revised edition of his book while redacting other text he was told was classified. The newly revised book keeps our national interests secure, but this highly qualified warrior’s story is still intact. Shaffer’s assessment of successes and failures in Afghanistan remains dramatic, shocking, and crucial reading for anyone concerned about the outcome of the war.
“While I do not agree with the edits in many ways, the DoD redactions enhance the reader’s understanding by drawing attention to the flawed results created by a disorganized and heavy handed military intelligence bureaucracy.” —Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer
maybe it will be available thru kindle.
We all know how that turned out.