The Failure Factory: How Unelected Bureaucrats Are Undermining U.S. Security »

BILL GERTZ, the acclaimed defense and national security reporter for the Washington Times, is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Enemies, Treachery, Breakdown, and Betrayal. He is an analyst for Fox News and has appeared on many television and radio programs, including This Week, John McLaughlin’s One on One, Hannity & Colmes, The O’Reilly Factor, and The Rush Limbaugh Show. Gertz lives in Maryland.

The U.S. government is in crisis.

The real power in America has shifted to a vast network of unelected officials whose authority has grown wildly out of control. In his latest blockbuster book, acclaimed defense and national-security reporter Bill Gertz exposes this group of astonishingly powerful leaders–and their enablers in the political class–and its devastating effect on America’s national security. Gertz names names of those who actively subvert official U.S. policy–including not only liberal Democrats but also a number of so-called Republicans who have joined this insidious “Blame America First” crowd.

Based on scores of exclusive interviews and displaying the groundbreaking reporting that has made Bill Gertz’s previous books smash bestsellers, The Failure Factory offers a chilling look at the threats to our national security that exist within our own government.

“Mr. Gertz makes some extremely important points.” –The Washington Times

“The hottest reporter in town . . . [Gertz] breaks dozens of stories every year.” –The Washington Post

Introduction The Failure Factory 1

1 Three Blind Mice: The Untold Story of Bureaucratic Betrayal on Iran 11

2 Reaching Out to Terrorists 39

3 State Subversion 55

4 Intelligence Failure by Design 79

5 Liberal Power in the White House 103

6 The Pentagon Puzzle Palace 125

7 The Sellout of Former Officials 147

8 The China Syndrome 169

9 Enemy Allies 197

10 Political Surrender: Peace (And War) Through Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Political Correctness 231

Conclusion Ending the Failures 257

Appendix 267

Acknowledgments 283

Index 285