Book Presentation

Disinformation is Miniter’s examination of myths about the war on terror, their origins and why it is important for us to know what is and isn’t true. He uses his investigative skills to uncover the truth behind the myths using high-level sources, documents and interviews as evidence.

The book is written as an investigative piece answering the questions everyone is asking. Is al Qaeda coming across the Mexican border? Is there a connection between Iraq and al Qaeda? Is poverty to blame for terrorism? Miniter says that myths deserve to die because they are harmful and he believes that many myths about the war on terror promote anti-Semitic, anti-American and anti-Islamic viewpoints masquerading as fact. These myths are persuading politicians, the press and the public to take positions based on false evidence – leading them in the wrong direction.

Richard Miniter is an investigative reporter and author of the New York Times bestseller, Losing bin Laden: How Bill Clinton’s Failures Unleashed Global Terror and Shadow War: The Untold Story of How America Is Winning the War on Terror. His work has appeared in the Sunday Times of London, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Atlantic Monthly and others. He also appears regularly on TV and radio programs to discuss al Qaeda and global terrorism.

This is a summary and not a critique or a review of the book. It does not offer judgment or opinion on the content of the book.  This summary may not be organized chapter-wise but is an overview of the main ideas, viewpoints and arguments from the book as a whole. This means that the organization of this summary is not a representation of the book.