Especially in light of the fact that Newsweek wouldn't let him publish his breaking news story about Bill and Monica. They wouldn't accept his factual story about the Lewinsky scandal, but the FBI and DOJ used his Yahoo article, based on a fake dossier, as evidence to get FISA warrants.
And speaking of Spikey....
Heres the book...
Look at the publisher: Twelve/Hachette/Hachette Livre/Lagardère.
Quelle suprise.