New Releases by Craig Whitlock

Craig Whitlock is the author of Fat Leonard (2024), Afganistanin sota (2022), Los papeles de Afganistán (2022), Die Afghanistan Papers (2022), Dossier Afghanistan (2021).

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Fat Leonard

release date: May 14, 2024
Fat Leonard
#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s masterful account of one of the biggest public corruption scandals in American history—exposing how a charismatic Malaysian defense contractor bribed scores of high-ranking military officers, defrauded the US Navy of tens of millions of dollars, and jeopardized our nation’s security. All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis—either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was the larger-than-life defense contractor who greeted them on the pier whenever they visited ports in Asia, ready to show them a good time after weeks at sea while his company resupplied their ships and submarines. He was famed throughout the fleet for the gluttonous parties he hosted for officers: $1,000-per-person dinners at Asia’s swankiest restaurants, featuring unlimited Dom Pérignon, Cuban cigars, and sexy young women. On the surface, with his flawless American accent, he seemed like a true friend of the Navy. What the brass didn’t realize, until far too late, was that Francis had seduced them by exploiting their entitlement and hubris. While he was bribing them with gifts, lavish meals, and booze-fueled orgies, he was making himself obscenely wealthy by bilking American taxpayers. Worse, he was stealing military secrets from under the admirals’ noses and compromising national security. Based on reams of confidential documents—including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers—Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.

Afganistanin sota

release date: Jan 27, 2022
Afganistanin sota
Upea esitys valheille rakennetusta sodasta. Kirja kertoo epäonnistumisista ja niistä valehtelemisesta sekä siitä, kuinka tämä johti yhä pahempiin epäonnistumisiin 20 vuoden ajan. - The Guardian Yhdysvaltain hallinnon salaisiin arkistodokumentteihin perustuva paljastuskirja Afganistanin sodan taustoista on tutkivan journalismin huippusuoritus. Se käy läpi kolmen presidentin ja 20 vuoden ajanjakson, jonka aikana Yhdysvallat jumittui historiansa pisimpään sotaan. Pentagonin, Yhdysvaltojen puolustusministeriön salaiset paperit paljastavat, kuinka Bushin, Obaman ja Trumpin hallitukset vuodesta toiseen lähettivät yhä enemmän joukkoja ja rahaa Afganistaniin väittäen voittavansa, vaikka todellisuudessa kunnollista suunnitelmaa ei ollut olemassakaan. Valkoinen talo ja Pentagon joutuivat tunnustamaan, että läpeensä korruptoitunut afgaanihallinto teki mahdottomaksi rakentaa uutta demokraattista yhteiskuntaa toiselle puolelle maailmaa. Edessä oli suurvallan väistämätön ja nöyryyttävä vetäytyminen. Afganistanin sota on koskettanut myös suomalaisia; siihen osallistui meiltä lähes 2 500 reservi- ja ammattisotilasta. Craig Whitlock on Washington Postin maineikas tutkiva toimittaja, joka on kolme kertaa ollut ehdolla Yhdysvaltain arvostetuimman journalistipalkinnon Pulitzerin saajaksi.

Los papeles de Afganistán

release date: Jan 26, 2022
Los papeles de Afganistán
A diferencia de las guerras de Vietnam e Irak, la invasión estadounidense de Afganistán en 2001 tuvo un apoyo público casi unánime. Al principio, los objetivos eran sencillos y claros: derrotar a al-Qaeda y evitar que se repitiera el 11 de septiembre. Sin embargo, poco después de que Estados Unidos y sus aliados desalojaran del poder a los talibanes, la misión se desvió del rumbo original y los funcionarios estadounidenses perdieron de vista sus objetivos originales. El ejército estadounidense se vio envuelto en un conflicto guerrillero imposible de ganar en un país que no entendían. Pero ningún presidente quiso admitir el fracaso, especialmente en una guerra que comenzó como una causa justa, y las administraciones de Bush, Obama y Trump enviaron más y más tropas a Afganistán y dijeron repetidamente que estaban progresando, aunque sabían que no había perspectivas realistas de una victoria absoluta. Así como los Papeles del Pentágono cambiaron la comprensión del público de Vietnam, Los Papeles de Afganistán contienen revelaciones sorprendentes de personas que jugaron un papel directo en la guerra, desde líderes en la Casa Blanca y el Pentágono hasta soldados y trabajadores humanitarios en el frente. En un lenguaje sencillo, admiten que las estrategias del gobierno de Estados Unidos fueron un desastre, que el proyecto de construcción de la nación fue un fracaso colosal y que las drogas y la corrupción obtuvieron un dominio absoluto sobre sus aliados en el gobierno afgano. Los papeles de Afganistán es un relato impactante que cambiará para siempre la forma en que se recuerda el conflicto.

Die Afghanistan Papers

release date: Jan 01, 2022
Die Afghanistan Papers
Zwanzig Jahre Krieg - wofür? Die Bilanz des Afghanistan-Einsatzes ist düster: Seit den Tagen des hastigen Abzugs der US-Armee und ihrer Verbündeten im August 2021 sind die Taliban zurück an der Macht. Alle Fortschritte hinsichtlich von Frauen- und Menschenrechten, Bildung und Partizipation scheinen zunichte gemacht. Der Krieg hat Tausenden US-amerikanischen und europäischen Soldaten das Leben gekostet - und einer noch viel höheren Zahl von Afghaninnen und Afghanen. Laut dem Investigativ-Reporter Craig Whitlock deutete sich das Scheitern des anfangs als "Militäroperation" bezeichneten Krieges bereits früh an. Er zeigt, dass die drei US-Präsidenten George W. Bush jr., Barack Obama und Donald Trump samt ihren militärischen Befehlshabern zahlreiche strategische Fehler gemacht haben und keine Vorstellung über die Ziele des Einsatzes oder die Voraussetzungen für einen Abzug hatten. Whitlocks Analyse beruht auf Befragungen von unmittelbar am Krieg beteiligten US-Amerikanern und auf einer Reihe vertraulicher Benachrichtigungen und Stellungnahmen, deren Herausgabe eingeklagt werden konnte. Sie zeigten, so Whitlock, wie planlos die Operation von Anfang an war - und wie systematisch die amerikanische Bevölkerung und die Weltöffentlichkeit von den Entscheidungsträgern getäuscht worden seien.

Dossier Afghanistan

release date: Oct 13, 2021
Dossier Afghanistan
La storia della guerra attraverso i documenti top secret «Un resoconto inaspettato e scioccante.» Booklist In vetta alle classifiche negli Stati Uniti Un racconto esatto e serrato su come tre presidenti degli Stati Uniti e i loro capi militari abbiano ingannato il mondo per venti lunghi anni per giustificare un conflitto infinito costato oltre 2300 miliardi di dollari e 241.000 morti. Proprio come I Pentagon Papers hanno cambiato la comprensione del pubblico del Vietnam, gli Afghanistan Papers riportati nel libro contengono rivelazioni sorprendenti di persone che hanno avuto un ruolo diretto nella guerra, dai leader della Casa Bianca e del Pentagono ai soldati e agli operatori umanitari in prima linea. Con un linguaggio schietto, gli intervistati ammettono che le strategie del governo sono state un disastro, che il progetto di ricostruzione della nazione è stato un colossale fallimento e che la corruzione ha preso il sopravvento sul governo afghano. Il resoconto si basa su interviste con più di 1000 persone che sapevano che il governo degli Stati Uniti stava presentando una versione distorta, e talvolta interamente inventata dei fatti. Craig Whitlock, reporter del «Washington Post» e tre volte finalista al Premio Pulitzer, mostra che il presidente Bush non conosceva il nome del suo comandante in Afghanistan e non aveva alcun interesse a incontrarlo. Il segretario alla Difesa Donald Rumsfeld ha ammesso di non avere «nessuna idea su chi fossero i cattivi». Il suo successore, Robert Gates, ha dichiarato, ancora più esplicitamente: «Non sapevamo nulla di al-Qaeda». Inaspettato, scioccante e senza censure: il libro che racconta la verità sulla guerra contro i talebani «Di lettura immediata... Pieno zeppo di notizie scioccanti.» The New York Times Book Review «Documentato in modo impressionante... Secondo questo autorevole resoconto, la guerra in Afghanistan è stata un colossale fallimento che avrebbe dovuto finire anni fa.» Kirkus Reviews «Rigorosamente dettagliato... Uno sguardo straziante su come i leader americani hanno scelto di insabbiare i loro errori e lasciare che la guerra andasse alla deriva.» Publishers Weekly «Il racconto schiacciante e scandaloso di come è stata manipolata la débâcle militare in Medio Oriente.» Washington Independent Review of Books «Un resoconto dettagliatissimo e sconvolgente.» Corriere del Mezzogiorno Economia «Un libro scandalo.» Il Fatto quotidiano «In questo libro scoprirete ciò che veramente è accaduto in Afghanistan dopo l’11 settembre.» Huffington Post «Le carte top secret. Il dossier che fa discutere in America. Il reporter tre volte finalista al Pulitzer svela i retroscena della guerra in Afghanistan in un libro-caso.» Sette Craig Whitlock È un giornalista investigativo del «Washington Post». Si è occupato della guerra globale al terrorismo dal 2001 come corrispondente estero e specialista della sicurezza nazionale. Nel 2019 ha vinto il George Polk Award for Military Reporting, lo Scripps Howard Award for Investigative Reporting, l’Investigative Reporters and Editors Freedom of Information Award e il Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award per la copertura giornalistica sulla guerra in Afghanistan. Tre volte finalista al Premio Pulitzer, vive a Silver Spring, nel Maryland.

The Afghanistan Papers

release date: Aug 31, 2021
The Afghanistan Papers
A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 The #1 New York Times bestselling investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about America’s longest war, foreshadowing the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan, by Washington Post reporter and three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Whitlock. Unlike the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 had near-unanimous public support. At first, the goals were straightforward and clear: defeat al-Qaeda and prevent a repeat of 9/11. Yet soon after the United States and its allies removed the Taliban from power, the mission veered off course and US officials lost sight of their original objectives. Distracted by the war in Iraq, the US military become mired in an unwinnable guerrilla conflict in a country it did not understand. But no president wanted to admit failure, especially in a war that began as a just cause. Instead, the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations sent more and more troops to Afghanistan and repeatedly said they were making progress, even though they knew there was no realistic prospect for an outright victory. Just as the Pentagon Papers changed the public’s understanding of Vietnam, The Afghanistan Papers contains “fast-paced and vivid” (The New York Times Book Review) revelation after revelation from people who played a direct role in the war from leaders in the White House and the Pentagon to soldiers and aid workers on the front lines. In unvarnished language, they admit that the US government’s strategies were a mess, that the nation-building project was a colossal failure, and that drugs and corruption gained a stranglehold over their allies in the Afghan government. All told, the account is based on interviews with more than 1,000 people who knew that the US government was presenting a distorted, and sometimes entirely fabricated, version of the facts on the ground. Documents unearthed by The Washington Post reveal that President Bush didn’t know the name of his Afghanistan war commander—and didn’t want to meet with him. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld admitted that he had “no visibility into who the bad guys are.” His successor, Robert Gates, said: “We didn’t know jack shit about al-Qaeda.” The Afghanistan Papers is a “searing indictment of the deceit, blunders, and hubris of senior military and civilian officials” (Tom Bowman, NRP Pentagon Correspondent) that will supercharge a long-overdue reckoning over what went wrong and forever change the way the conflict is remembered.

Dossier Afghanistan. La storia della guerra attraverso i documenti top secret

release date: Jan 01, 2021

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