Posted on 09/25/2010 7:16:24 PM PDT by Justaham
Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Defense recently purchased and destroyed thousands of copies of an Army Reserve officer's memoir in an effort to safeguard state secrets, a spokeswoman said Saturday.
"DoD decided to purchase copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security," Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. April Cunningham said.
In a statement to CNN, Cunningham said defense officials observed the September 20 destruction of about 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's new memoir "Operation Dark Heart."
Shaffer says he was notified Friday about the Pentagon's purchase.
"The whole premise smacks of retaliation," Shaffer told CNN on Saturday. "Someone buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous."
Shaffer's publisher, St. Martin's Press, released a second printing of the book that it said had incorporated some changes the government had sought "while redacting other text he (Shaffer) was told was classified."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Simple solution: go to a 2nd printing. Author and publisher should be happy.
He must have pissed in somebody’s messkit to get the DoD down on him like this. Must be hitting close to a nerve.
Meanwhile, he tops Bookscan...
Shafer was with the Able/Danger team that identified the 9/11 terrorists and was silenced
Note: Sadam funding $100 million also mentioned shy of 4 minutes. Unions/Canadian crime family interests, etc interesting stuff.
The criminal enterprise and its pattern, 9/11 i google Video half way down page.
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The criminal enterprise and its pattern, 9/11
Books are usually not pulled and destroyed. What's to believe.
While whining over the burning of a few copies of the genocidal koran, the US shows its abilities at book destruction to hide its complicity in islamist terror. Nice.
“Do copies bought by the Pentagon count for the NY Times best seller list?”
When the DNC bought thousands and thousands of copies of “It Takes A Village,” those copies counted. These copies should also count.
Nope. The list is compiled from sales data provided by a sample of bookstores.
“From personal experience; LTC “Tony” Shaffer has stretched reality at times.”
Your opinion doesn’t mean he doesn’t deserve a fair hearing.
He was on FOX...Able Danger was mentioned...He wouldn’t comment.
Very interesting comments indeed.
Well it would seem that if the DoD had a legal case they would have confiscated the books through a court order and not purchased them.
Purchasing them would imply they are simply trying to make the offending information go away under the radar.
Bump
Really??
Actually, a few days before 9/11 we did catch an effort to recruit suicide candidates in the US. The recruiter seems to have some proximity to the muslim brotherhood and/or mr. Obama.
And no, I don’t have anything to do with any project you’re likely to know about ;).
recalling Able Danger days — hope that Shaffer’s book has something of importance to tell us!
They do not want the book to see light until after the elections.
info from publisher about the book:
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer had run intelligence operations for years before he arrived in Afghanistan. He was part of the “dark side of the force”-—the shadowy elements of the U.S. government that function outside the bounds of the normal system. His group called themselves the Jedi Knights and pledged to use the dark arts of espionage to protect the country from its enemies.
Shaffer’s mission to Afghanistan, however, was unlike any he had ever experienced before.
There, he led a black-ops team on the forefront of the military efforts to block the Taliban’s resurgence. They not only planned complex intelligence operations to beat back the insurgents, but also played a key role in executing those operations-—outside the wire. They succeeded in striking at the core of the Taliban and their safe havens across the border in Pakistan. For a moment Shaffer saw us winning the war.
Then the military brass got involved. The policies that top officials relied on were hopelessly flawed. Shaffer and his team were forced to sit and watch as the insurgency grew-—just across the border in Pakistan.
This wasn’t the first time he had seen bureaucracy stand in the way of national security. He had participated in Able Danger, the aborted intelligence operation that identified many of the future 9/11 terrorists but failed to pursue them. His attempt to reveal the truth to the 9/11 Commission would not go over well with his higher-ups.
Operation Dark Heart tells the story of what really went on—and what went wrong—in Afghanistan. Shaffer witnessed firsthand the tipping point, when what seemed like certain victory turned into failure. Now, in this book, he maps out a way that could put us on the path to winning the war.
“Anthony Shaffer has written a gripping account, filled with amazing detail, of an otherwise secret world. Shaffer has the instincts of a thriller writer and the knowledge and perspective of the professional insider. Operation Dark Heart is a fascinating page-turner.”
— Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers
“A fascinating look into the highly complex world of modern combat, clandestine intelligence and bureaucrats run amok. Tony Shaffer walks and runs us through a critical time in the history in the war in Afghanistan. From the opening to the closing, you are on the edge of your seat. Tony is, in all aspects, the real Jack Bauer - but with an intellect.”
—Dr. Christopher M. Lehman, former Special Assistant to President Reagan, National Security Counsel
And yet hundreds items are posted on the web, claimed to be classified, and the DOJ does nothing?
I found this “promo” material online — it’s not so well written, and the document doesn’t seem to be complete (last page ends mid-sentence), but there’s some interesting info.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/2010/09/dark-promo.pdf
publisher’s explanation:
http://us.macmillan.com/operationdarkheart
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
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer had run intelligence operations for years before he arrived in Afghanistan. He was part of the “dark side of the force”-—the shadowy elements of the U.S. government that function outside the bounds of the normal system. His group called themselves the Jedi Knights and pledged to use the dark arts of espionage to protect the country from its enemies.
Shaffer’s mission to Afghanistan, however, was unlike any he had ever experienced before.
There, he led a black-ops team on the forefront of the military efforts to block the Taliban’s resurgence. They not only planned complex intelligence operations to beat back the insurgents, but also played a key role in executing those operations-—outside the wire. They succeeded in striking at the core of the Taliban and their safe havens across the border in Pakistan. For a moment Shaffer saw us winning the war.
Then the military brass got involved. The policies that top officials relied on were hopelessly flawed. Shaffer and his team were forced to sit and watch as the insurgency grew-—just across the border in Pakistan.
This wasn’t the first time he had seen bureaucracy stand in the way of national security. He had participated in Able Danger, the aborted intelligence operation that identified many of the future 9/11 terrorists but failed to pursue them. His attempt to reveal the truth to the 9/11 Commission would not go over well with his higher-ups.
Operation Dark Heart tells the story of what really went on—and what went wrong—in Afghanistan. Shaffer witnessed firsthand the tipping point, when what seemed like certain victory turned into failure. Now, in this book, he maps out a way that could put us on the path to winning the war.
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