Why is the World So Dangerous

Synopsis

The original version of Why is the World So Dangerous helped change the course of history:"As a friend of Herb, I have long wanted his full story to be told to the public, only to be told by Herb that classification and clearance requirements would prevent him from telling it himself. To Mr. Meyer's great surprise, however, one of the key intelligence documents revealing his historic (and that is not too strong a word for it) contribution to victory in the Cold War has been declassified, and historian Paul Kengor has told the world. In a fascinating article, Prof. Kengor lays out the story of how one man's brilliance changed the world.'There were many behind-the-scenes players who performed critical roles that have never seen the light of a historian's word processor. Here I'd like to note one such player: Herb Meyer. Specifically, I'd like to highlight a fascinating memo Meyer wrote eight years before the Soviet collapse.From 1981 to 1985, Meyer was special assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence, Bill Casey, and vice chairman of the CIA's National Intelligence Council. In the fall of 1983, he crafted a classified memo titled, "Why Is the World So Dangerous?" The memo has eluded historians, which is a shame. It ought to rank among the most remarkable documents of the Cold War.'"Thomas LifsonEditor and Publisher, The American ThinkerSo will this new version:You cannot win by playing defense. When you play defense, the best you can hope for is to keep a bad situation from getting too much worse...We've gone from a culture that values hard thinking, to a culture that tolerates soft thinking....Soft thinking has had a crippling effect on our politics and on our foreign policies...we're doing things that cannot possibly work....The US has gone from being the world's leader, to being just another big country.... and the alternative to American power isn't shared responsibility.It's global chaos.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780935166118

Related ISBNs:

9780935166101

Publisher:

Storm King Press

Date of Addition:

06/08/16

Copyrighted By:

Herbert E. Meyer

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.