New Cover Design Unveiled for THE CLAPPER MEMO

Posted on February 10, 2013 by BobMcCarty

Today, with little fanfare, I offer you a look at the front cover art for my soon-to-be-published second non-fiction book THE CLAPPER MEMO.

In THE CLAPPER MEMO, I’ll share details of a 40-year turf war involving players inside the Pentagon, at some of the nation’s top universities and in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Mexico.

In addition, I’ll share never-before-published documents and insider details obtained from the people who interrogated detainees at Guantanamo Bay and who interrogated Saddam Hussein’s “Deck of Cards.”

Finally, I’ll connect the dots between three memos — including one signed by Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. — and the “Green-on-Blue” attacks (a.k.a., “insider attacks”) by so-called “allies” in Afghanistan against their U.S. and coalition colleagues.

Almost four years in the making, I think it’ll be worth the wait.

UPDATE 2/17/2013 at 5:16 p.m. Central: In case you’re wondering, the answer is “Yes, I changed the cover design again. The one shown above is the final design, replacing the one I thought would be the final design.

While you wait for the release of THE CLAPPER MEMO, be sure to read my first nonfiction book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice. It’s available in paperback and ebook via most online booksellers, including Amazon.com.

I See Light at End of Tunnel

Posted on January 8, 2013 by BobMcCarty

This afternoon, I shipped off the 283-page manuscript of my second nonfiction book, THE CLAPPER MEMO, for final editorial review.

During the next week or so, I’ll be working with my graphic artist to complete the cover art and with my marketing experts to finalize details of the book’s launch. If all goes well, THE CLAPPER MEMO should be on the market by the end of the month.

In THE CLAPPER MEMO, I’ll share details of a 40-year turf war that span the globe — from the Pentagon to universities across the country and places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Mexico. Plus, I connect the dots between three memos signed by top DoD officials, including Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr., and the “Green-on-Blue” attacks (a.k.a., “insider attacks”) by so-called “allies” in Afghanistan against their U.S. and coalition colleagues.

Here We Go Again: GITMO Detainees Coming to Illinois?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by BobMcCarty

Beverly Perlson, political activist and founder of The Band of Mothers, will appear as a guest on Fox & Friends Saturday morning during the 5 a.m (Eastern) hour to talk about the strong possibility of hundreds of detainees being relocated from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in Cuba to tiny Thomson, Ill.

Perlson’s appearance comes after Wednesday’s announcement that the federal government will purchase the community’s long-empty, state-owned prison for $165 million in a deal endorsed by President Barack Obama.

This is not the first time such exploitation has been tried against citizens in the economically-depressed town of almost 600. The same thing was tried three years ago — with the false promise of 1,100 new jobs — but this the first time it’s gotten this far.

Several high-ranking Illinois Democrats — including Sen. Dick Durbin and Gov. Pat Quinn — are to blame, but they’re denying that the sale will lead to the prison being filled with ex-GITMO detainees — including many confirmed and suspected terrorists. Instead, they’re focusing only on their claim that the sale will lead to jobs. That’s their “sales pitch.” Until the election that is.

Be sure to wake up and watch Fox News Channel early Saturday morning for more details — and share this news!

UPDATE 10/06/2012 at 9:45 a.m. Central: Here’s a link to the video of Perlson’s appearance on Fox & Friends.

Bob McCarty is the author of “Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice,” a nonfiction book that’s available in paperback and ebook via most online booksellers, including Amazon.com. His second book, “The CLAPPER MEMO,” is set for release this fall.

DoD Officials: ‘To Hell With Saving American Lives’

Posted on September 24, 2012 by BobMcCarty

An Army Times article published Friday contains details of a story that ring eerily similar to the story I’ll be telling in my upcoming second nonfiction book, THE CLAPPER MEMO. Both seem to share a similar message coming out of the Department of Defense: “To hell with saving American lives!”

The Times reports that high-ranking Army officials issued a memo prohibiting the use of a certain software program after finding out that some Army units went outside official channels to obtain the software because they think its use could save soldiers’ lives.

THE CLAPPER MEMO tells the true story of how Department of Defense officials issued no fewer than three memos aimed at prohibiting the use of a certain interrogation technology that had proven itself superior to the one and only technology they had approved for use throughout DoD. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

Unfortunately for those DoD officials, many soldiers in the field ignored the memos and, along with interrogation professionals at places like Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq, shared with me never-before-published details about this scandal as well as their feelings about having their best interrogation tool taken from them at a critical time in the nation’s history.

After spending almost four years conducting research and interviews as part of my investigation leading up to the THE CLAPPER MEMO, I guarantee Pentagon officials will not appreciate this book hitting the market. At the same time, however, Blue Star and Gold Star families will.

The THE CLAPPER MEMO is set for release this fall.

If you need something to read until then, order a copy of my first nonfiction book, Three Days In August. It’s available in paperback and ebook via most online booksellers, including Amazon.com. Thanks in advance!

Guantanamo Bay Events Linked to ‘Green-on-Blue’ Attacks in Afghanistan

Posted on September 10, 2012 by BobMcCarty

As Americans prepare to mark the 11th anniversary of the day on which Islamic terrorists waged a series of horrific and deadly attacks against the United States, you may think you’ve heard every possibly-important detail related to the events of that day. But you haven’t.

Camp Delta at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, July 7, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

In my soon-to-be-published second nonfiction book, THE CLAPPER MEMO, I’ll share unbelievable-but-true details obtained from high-ranking individuals who worked inside the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in Cuba and were personally responsible for interrogating detainees.

Using those details and others, I’ll connect the dots between a troubling series of events that occurred at GITMO during the first two years after 9/11 and the “green-on-blue” attacks that have taken place in Afghanistan and resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of U.S. and coalition personnel at the hands of their so-called “allies” in the Afghan National Security Force.

THE CLAPPER MEMO is set for release this fall. I’ll let you know as soon as it’s available to order.

Report: More Detainees Returning to Terrorism After Release From Guantanamo Bay

Posted on September 6, 2012 by BobMcCarty

The number of detainees returning to terrorism after being released from Guantanamo Bay is rising, according to a new report released Wednesday by Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.

A U.S. Sailor, foreground, assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion conducts an early morning patrol while detainees stand by in the background at the recreation yard inside Camp Delta at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, July 7, 2010. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released by a court. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

As of July 19, 168 of 602 (28 percent) detainees released to date from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility have either reengaged in terrorism or are suspected of having reengaged in terrorism, the report shows. In comparison, the DNI’s 2011 report showed a total of 150 of 598 (25 percent) detainees had returned to terrorism or were suspected of having returned to terrorism following their release from the U.S. Navy facility in Cuba.

By my calculations, the new numbers represent an increase of three percent over the 2011 figures. Any way you slice ‘em, however, these numbers represent bad news for our combat and anti-terrorism efforts.

In my upcoming book, “The CLAPPER MEMO,” I’ll share details contained in letters and other documents I obtained during the past four years from individuals who’ve served as high-ranking interrogation officials at GTMO. Most importantly, I’ll share how they describe the damage done to national security by a Pentagon decision to strip GTMO interrogators of their most-effective tool for learning about detainees’ past exploits and future plans.

“The CLAPPER MEMO” is set for release this fall.

If you need something to read until then, order a copy of my first nonfiction book, “Three Days In August.” It’s available in paperback and ebook via most online booksellers, including Amazon.com. Thanks in advance!

UPDATE 9/24/2012 at 7:51 a.m. Central: The New York Times is one of many news outlets reporting that the Obama Administration has approved the transfer of 55 more GITMO detainees. Based on the percentages above, we can expect 15 of these detainees to return to lives of terrorism. Comforting.

GITMO Remains Open Despite Obama Efforts

Posted on December 27, 2010 by BobMcCarty

President Barack Obama cited national security interests, foreign policy interests and the interests of justice when he announced 23 months ago he would close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility within 12 months. Despite more than 140 mentions of GITMO on the White House web site since then, the facility remains open. To celebrate that, I offer a review of some of this blog’s humor-filled coverage of GITMO during the past two years.

In a post Jan. 23, 2009, I surmised that President Obama would be tempted to describe himself as an emancipator in the mold of Abraham Lincoln if he was successful in shutting down GITMO within 12 months. Thankfully, Obama is no Lincoln.

Two days later, I shared a post highlighting Bruce Chapman’s hilarious radio parody about the fictitious “GITMO Detainee Reentry Academy.” In it, he imagines a nonprofit organization helping terror suspects at GITMO adjust from their life as prisoners and return to the terrorist lifestyle.

Finally, I shared news Feb. 3, 2009, about the Obama Administration’s then-new catch-and-release program and highlighted the photo above (courtesy of Doug Ross). It shows sailors gathered on the flight deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to witness the release from U.S. custody of an unnamed GITMO detainee after giving him $50 and the keys to a 1962 Ford Fairlane.

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