William J O'Connell

Classic disinformation recipe

Revisado: 05-25-17

Would you try another book from Jordan Atkins and/or Mark Rossman?

No I wouldn't. Although there are some valid points, Jordan tries to cast Putin and Russia as victims time and again with Ukraine, Georgia and Estonia. He also leaves out vital facts about these situations.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

As I mentioned, it does have some valid points in understanding why Russia is behaving as it is, however these points are not vindication, they only help to understand Putin's/Russia's state of mind. It also leaves out details that I know that counter some of these points.

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Rather biased and not overly detailed

Revisado: 04-06-17

Would you try another book from Bill Gertz and/or Danny Campbell?

No - upon further research I see that Bill Gertz (working for the Washington Free Beacon) is not the most unbiased of writers. In fact, from the first chapter you notice that he has a visceral hatred for Liberals, Muslims, China, and Russia (in that order). Rather than being an informative book on information warfare, the author uses this as a demonstration on how you can twist the truth and leave out pertinent facts in an attempt to spread disinformation. This is not journalistic integrity.

What do you think your next listen will be?

I'm looking for fact based books. Some bias is expected but far extremes are not tolerated.

What didn’t you like about Danny Campbell’s performance?

He reads it like I expect the author wrote it - angry.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

If you aren't interested in the details, it covers some general issues with information warfare and the west's inability to push a false narrative in it's own favor.

Any additional comments?

I quit listening early on. Maybe it got better, but I honestly felt I couldn't trust the validity of the information based on the anger and hatred in the first couple of chapters coupled with the authors (and his employer's) reputation.

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Biased, highly conservative and anti-muslim

Revisado: 12-28-16

What disappointed you about Unholy Alliance?

The author seems to vilify all of Islam, blames Obama for ISIS and thinks the US and Israel are pillars of purity that cannot be touched. If you are a conservative, nationalistic American, you may like this but it is not a balanced opinion.

Any additional comments?

There are some good historical elements and it is reasonable to get a contrary opinion of the problems the world faces. I just do not think it is constructive.

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Seemed Biased right out of the gate

Revisado: 09-23-15

What disappointed you about The Tail Wags the Dog?

In the beginning the author seems overly biased and repeated blames the Obama administration for much of the problems even though clearly the issues in the middle east are long running and complex. Further reading seems less factual and more propagandist in nature. Although I welcome alternative interpretations, I was not interested in what appeared to be agenda based propaganda.

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Clinical book - excellent content

Revisado: 02-01-13

Would you listen to Emotional Intelligence again? Why?

I was reluctant to get this book because of the many bad reviews of the reader, however the real problem I believe is that this is a highly clinical book with very scientific information in it. I absolutely loved it.

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