Ground Truth

This is a very important book that will probably be lost in all the books written about the incompetence, arrogance and just plain ugliness of the Bush years. John Farmer, Senior Counsel to the 911 Commission, tries to set the record straight based on new information and insights into the events of......more

I initially thought this book might be another conspiracy theory book, but that wasn't the message. Instead, Farmer points out that many of the specific details released by various government agencies and / or military don't always parallel the documented facts. And he presents the timeline in extre......more

A highly detailed and revealing critique of how the various agencies of government handled the September 11 terror attacks. Farmer goes on to draw correlations between the mistakes of 9-11 and those of the government's handling of Hurricane Katrina. Most refreshing to see these two subjects handled......more

A thorough and reasonable account of the failure of our government to prevent and properly respond to the events of 9/11. (The author was special counsel to the 9/11 Commission.) The tie-in to our government’s failure to properly and effectively respond to Hurricane Katrina was reasonable and convin......more

The out of touch/communication of leadership was very disturbing but not surprising to me. The initiative of some lower level managers was impressive. The lying and obfuscation by senior leaders and politicos and their constant need to spin was disgusting.......more