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The One Percent Doctrine

The One Percent Doctrine (ISBN 0-7432-7109-2) is a nonfiction book by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist[1] Ron Suskind about America's hunt for terrorists since September 11, 2001. On July 24, 2006, it reached number 3 on the New York Times Best Seller list.[2]

Author

English

2006 (Simon & Schuster)

United States

367

973.931

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It assesses the ways in which American counter-terrorism agencies are working to combat terrorist groups. In the narrative, Suskind criticizes the Bush administration for formulating its terrorism policies based on political goals rather than geopolitical realities.


The title comes from a story within the book in which Vice President Dick Cheney describes the Bush administration's doctrine on dealing with terrorism:[3]

Al Qaeda

Bush Doctrine

Precautionary Principle

War on terror

Weapons of mass destruction

Mubtakkar

Official site

Excerpt published in Time

By Harry Levins, July 2, 2006

Review by St. Louis Post-Dispatch