by Pete Brewton
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An investigation of connections between the Mafia, the CIA, a small group of powerful Texas businessmen and politicians, and the $500 billion savings and loan scandal
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
 Real Journalism, 2006-10-11
This is an excellent work on yet another of the major scandals that the major U.S. "watchdog" news media had somehow missed. Very well-researched and reported, "The Mafia, CIA & George Bush" follows the trail of corruption of some of the most powerful, elite figures in U.S. and international finance, organized crime and spying. It is, in fact, a trail that leads in this book all the way to the law firm of the newspaper Brewton then worked for, the Houston Post (Brewton now teaches journalism at Texas Tech University). The spider's web that ties all these shadowy elements together is presented in a very readable format, despite the overwhelming amount of information that journalist Brewton presents.
Although this book was published in 1992, four years before Gary Webb broke the "Dark Alliance" series in the San Jose Mercury News, unsurprisingly many of the players in Brewton's work reappear in Webb's extended "Dark Alliance" investigation. The late Webb, when he was still alive, publicly recommended that people buy this book by Pete Brewton if they could find it. Now you can, right here on Amazon. As a journalist, I highly recommend it too. Read Brewton's "The Mafia, CIA & George Bush" and Webb's "Dark Alliance" back to back, and find out more than you ever wanted to know about what the U.S. government is really doing behind all those American flags waving in the wind.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
This book has come of age, 2006-08-08
Information before the fact is always a good measuring stick. This work has all that and more. When this book first came out in 1992 the information within was not widely known or could not be readily documented beyond doubt or question. (even tho it was documented and the facts were there for anyone to see they received no press or attention...perhaps because it was an election year and the information went unnoticed)
Today much of that information and its embeded documention is found blasted in the headlines of today. The S&L is old news. The Iran-Contra, is old news. The drug war of the Regan era is old news. The alledged sweet deals of the time and their cover ups are also old news. However Mr. Brewton's book tells us about them when they were happening and while they were being covered up. They have become the FACTS of today and are now household stories. Time has proven the work. As of today, the facts have been establish for all to see and read .
We the American people have been had and it seems we don't care anymore.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Treasure trove of dirt on the Bushes, 2004-09-07
The George Bush in the title is Bush 41, not Bush 43. You find binLaden and George W. Bush (43) each mentioned twice in the 400 page book. Interestingly the mentions are all within two pages of each other, and concern a national guard buddy of W getting a contract to manage the financial affairs of one of the bin Ladens, back in the late 60s or early 70s. So there is a good chance W and Osama ore old friends! The book chronicles a lot of shady stuff the family has been mixed up in for a long time. It's not an easy read but it is like looking at source data and you can make up your own mind. At the time this book was written, the idea that W would ever be in important government position was not on anybody's mind.
5 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
 About as readable as court documents, 2004-06-17
I bought this book almost three years ago and every time I delve into it the writing style has me so bored I can't make it beyond the first chapter. The author is so busy documenting that this book becomes about as dry as a heap of court paperwork. While the events described may make a good tabloid documentary someday, this particular book is better left as source material for another writer.
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
No Surprises Here, 2004-01-22
Where to begin? As I tallied up all of the mind-boggling abuses of power, criminal activity and greed I became filled with a deep sense of dread. I came to the realization that if only 1% of this book is true then this is a president (a family) that should be behind bars for a very long time. And we are all in some very serious trouble - unless you're Kenny-boy Lay. Dubya's stolen election, lies to start a war and the rampant cronyism plaguing our government today give all the more credence to this awesome work and further demonstrate just how desperately ruthless and vicious the Bush family is. For those of you who dismiss this tome as fiction - there's a reason the first few publishers wouldn't touch it. Here we go again - this time it's global!
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