Pay Any Price

Greed, Power, and Endless War

By: James Risen

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely.

Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, our government has done things every bit as shameful as its historic wartime abuses - and until this audiobook, it has worked very hard to cover them up.

Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. FDR authorized the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. Presidents Bush and Obama now must face their own reckonings. Power corrupts, but it is endless war that corrupts absolutely.

©2014 James Risen (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

A good collection of essays

This book was enjoyable but felt like a series of longer magazine articles. Good info nevertheless and worth reading. The narrator was solid and appropriate.

Excellent

A must read for anyone who wants to know how and why the U.S. Government does things in the national security realm. You'll be amazed at the things people do

NSA Corruption of the Constitution

At first I found the extensive background perplexing. That it finally evolved to a satisfying, yea, thrilling ending made the slog all the more satisfying. Thank you James for paying the price.

Welcome to the real world

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

How to profit from war

Any additional comments?

I knew a lot of the stories in this book, but many I did not know. This is the story of war profiteers and horrible war management. It makes me sick that so many people see war as a business opportunity.

Not sure we what to pay any price.

A very enlightening book that shows what we, as a nation, have become since 9/11. Many of the government actions mentioned should give us an uncomfortable cause for concern!