While I agree with the premise and was looking forward to great book, I was very disappointed in the author's presentation.

He was very repetitive and treated the readers condescendingly. He made each point satisfactorally and then proceded to explain what he meant ad ifinitum.

He should have known that readers of this book didn't need to be led or convinced.

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for MurderTypical Bugliosi, Fabulous! Vincent nails it. Let's hope someone acts.

... is someone willing to write a book like this. My hat goes off in respect to Mr. Bugliosi.

I found this book to be very, very disturbing. We Americans have allowed the Bush administration to put a horrible black mark on the American nation.

I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Having said the above, I'd like to add a few comments about places I struggled with the book:

1. I found the writing style to be a bit puzzling ... that is, until I imagined that I was sitting in a court room listening to Mr. Bugliosi present his case. The book flowed much more smoothly for me after this.

2. Make make sure you read the End Notes. The copy of the book I had made no references to the End Notes, so I had read through several chapters before I discovered them.

3. Respectfully, I had a problem with one of the arguments that Mr. Bugliosi presents. I may have misunderstood his argument, but (again respectfully) I think his logic is off.

In his Chapter notes to Chapter 2, Mr. Bugliosi states that Saddam Hussein would never "do something [like attack America] that would only serve to assure his annihilation ..." and that such an idea as "... too ludicrous to even contemplate." (p. 260).

My issue isn't with Saddam Hussein, but with Mr. Bugliosi's logic. My point is that this is not a valid argument. People consistently engage in behavior that can cause their annihilation. (Think about all the smokers around the world.)

When I worked as a forensic counselor, I had the opportunity to work with several true sadists and sociopaths. Each one was very intelligent, and each one would consistently do incredibly stupid things that would get them in trouble.

I imagine that as an accomplished attorney, Mr. Bugliosi has worked with many more sociopaths and people with personality disorders than I have. Which makes me even more surprised that he used this line of reasoning.

Furthermore, although Saddam would not have had access to the information at the time, it is not a given that attacking the U.S. means annihilation. Consider Osama Bin Laden.

In light of the overwhelming evidence that Mr. Bugliosi offers in this book, this argument is not critical to the conclusions he draws about President Bush (conclusions that I completely agree with).

The danger I see in the line of reasoning Mr. Bugliosi uses here is that the exact same (again incorrect, in my view) argument could be used to defend President Bush. Mr. Bugliosi points out that there is no statute of limitations for murder. Therefore, anyone defending Bush can say, "President Bush would never violate as many laws as Mr. Bugliosi says he did, because (to paraphrase Mr. Bugliosi), "The notion that President Bush would do something that would only serve to ensure his annihilation is too ludicrous to even contemplate."

4. There were several instances of Mr. Bugliosi using "he" to refer to both men and women. I struggled with this wording especially when he used "he" in reference to the U.S. troops who have died in Iraq. Women soldiers have died as well. (To be fair, as an author I also struggle with she, he, s/he limitations of our English language. But still ...)

5. On page 68, Mr. Bugliosi writes, "FOr some reason, although the death of Iraqi civilians in the war is always distressing to me, I take the reports of American soldiers being killed in Iraq much harder.

For me, it's exactly the opposite.

I am always more horrified by civilian deaths for, as tragic as the U.S. soldiers deaths are/were, the soldiers at least chose to be there. Civilians have no choice, which makes their deaths even more tragic.

To be clear, I'm not saying Mr. Bugliosi is wrong (or evil or bad or ...) to hold his opinion. Nor do I hold these words up as a criticism of his book. I just see things differently.

6. Finally, I disagree with Mr. Bugliosi's opinion that President Bush should receive the death penalty. As horrific as the things that President Bush did, I, unlike President Bush, oppose the death penalty. Mr. Bush should be sentenced to life in prison in the general prison system.

I did very much appreciate Mr. Bugliosi's explanation of complex legal issues in a way that I as a lay person could understand them. As I read the book, I found myself curious to know what strategy Mr. Bugliosi would suggest in order to avoid a future president from pardoning Mr. Bush (should he indeed be brought to trial). I would hate to see a replay of President Ford's pardoning of Richard Nixon.


Again, these 6 points are where I struggled with Mr. Bugliosi's book. Overall, I agreed with this premise, was shocked at his compilation of facts, and outraged at the acts of the current administration.

I would highly recommend this book to any interested reader ... which should be every voter in America.

Thank you again, Mr. Bugliosi, for standing up for American values.

You are a true patriot.

... is someone willing to write a book like this. My hat goes off in respect to Mr. Bugliosi.

I found this book to be very, very disturbing. We Americans have allowed the Bush administration to put a horrible black mark on the American nation.

I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Having said the above, I'd like to add a few comments about places I struggled with the book:

1. I found the writing style to be a bit puzzling until I imagined that I was sitting in a court room listening to Mr. Bugliosi present his case. The book flowed much more smoothly for me after this.

2. Make make sure you read the End Notes. The copy of the book I had made no references to the End Notes, so I had read through several chapters before I discovered them.

2. I had a problem with one of the arguments that Mr. Bugliosi presents. In his Chapter notes to Chapter 2, Mr. Bugliosi states that Saddam Hussein would never "do something [like attack America] that would only serve to assure his annihilation ..." and that such an idea as "... too ludicrous to even contemplate." (p. 260).

My issue isn't with Saddam Hussein, but with Mr. Bugliosi's logic. My point is that this is not a valid argument. People consistently engage in behavior that can cause their annihilation. (Think about all the smokers around the world.)

When I worked as a forensic counselor, I had the opportunity to work with several true sadists and sociopaths. Each one was very intelligent, and each one would consistently do incredibly stupid things that would get them in trouble.

I imagine that as an accomplished attorney, Mr. Bugliosi has worked with many more sociopaths and people with personality disorders than I have. Which makes me even more surprised that he used this line of reasoning.

In light of the overwhelming evidence that Mr. Bugliosi offers in this book, this argument is not critical to the conclusions he draws about President Bush (conclusions that I completely agree with).

The danger I see in the line of reasoning Mr. Bugliosi uses here is that the exact same (incorrect, in my view) argument could be used to defend President Bush. Anyone defending Bush can say, "President Bush would never violate as many laws as Mr. Bugliosi says he did, because (to paraphrase Mr. Bugliosi), "The notion that President Bush would do something that would only serve to ensure his annihilation is too ludicrous to even contemplate."

I found this book riveting--but at times was so upset I had to put it down in an effort to calm down. I think Mr. Bugliosi pulls no punches, and I glory in him.

This was a well written book and would open anyone's eyes. BUT, I don't think anyone would have the guts to do anything about it.

The book is provocative, but clearly lays out the case for the prosecution of this President. The end notes are as interesting to read as the text itself. After reading the book you'll have a hard time deciding if you are more outraged at the current administration or the people who still defend it.

Bugliosi's detractors will have a hard time discounting the evidence against Bush in this book. The argument is strong, the facts verified, the evidence damning. Don't read it before bed, you won't be able to get to sleep.

Bugliosi knows evil, but even he has underestimated George Bush and the small company of advisors who made him do it. But he has also underestimated the pervasiveness of the evil--call it "prideful ignorance"--that he's so eager to prosecute.

The devastation to our own country in terms of own troops--their irreversible injuries and psychological damage; the ravaging of the women, children and civilians of Iraq (the term "suicide bomber" was unknown there until we created a reason for it, after which the mere shouting of the term caused thousands of Sufis on their way to Mosque to leap off a bridge to their deaths); the bankrupting of America spiritually, morally, and economically--all to apprehend a homeless hoodlum in a hole (whose intelligence at least stood up alongside our own leader's)--all because of lies, lies, and more lies. No 9/11 and Iraq connection, no Saddam and 9/11 relation, no tolerance of informed advisors with a different POV (Richard Clarke), no greeting of the American White Knights as heroic rescuers and saviors, no cheap oil--still people want to believe, and this administration and its sycophants (who try to call themselves "mavericks") will exploit that naive, sadly misplaced trust, even proclaiming Mission Accomplished where there is none. No one will mention the obvious--the expense of the Iraq invasion (funded by Chinese loans) and its connection with the collapse of our economy. And just as the loan sharks couldn't help but perpetuate the myth that everyone could afford a $500,000 home, the new-moneyed powers of the Eastern world were convinced that American consumerism would continue to repay in huge sums of interest the money they decided to throw at America's banks who passed it on to the mortgage lenders who passed it on to the consumers.

Dante was right about usurers in the Cantos of the Inferno, and so was Ezra Pound in his own great Cantos (though he was deluded to think that one religion or group of people had a monopoly on usury). But Russ Feingold, Obama and Jimmy Carter (unlike Hillary, Biden and Kerry and many other normally sane individuals) did not vote to support our leader's mandate to engage in this vain and hideous act of transgression, proven again and again throughout history to be wrong. It doesn't matter how false the testimony of our leader: the act in itself was transparently corrupt from the beginning and would not have been supported by any person of integrity (a winnable war against hatred?). For that reason, Bugliosi overstates his case.

The American people deserved what they got, doubly so after the 2004 election. Rather than persecute a scapegoat, far better they do some soul-searching, however unflattering the results. Our capitalistic system run amok, our consumer culture, and our educational institutions (when did hot-button issues, hardened positions, and ideologies and religious affiliations replace the Socratic principles of learning?) are what failed us. To prosecute a pusillanimous president is tantamount to elevating Saddam, a two-bit thug, to the role of the Anti-Christ. As Young Goodman Brown discovered, it's not necessary to leave Salem to locate Satanic revelry; as Flannery O'Connor's characters soon learn, "good and pious" Americans make serial killers look like saints by comparison; as Faulkner's fallen klan of a grand chivalric order discover, their pure, undefiled, exalted and separatist order was tragically flawed from the outset, an achromatic world removed from the prismatic colors that are our nation's strength.

We don't need a prosecution or a surrender. A confession would be a first step.

The legal framework for the prosecution is set up by Bugliosi in Chapter 4. He begins by citing numerous journalists and other public figures critical of the president for "'false selling of' and 'railroading us into' the Iraq war," then marvels that virtually none of these critics goes on to advocate any legal punishment whatsoever--as if the president had merely dissembled about the weather. For the crime of intentionally misleading the nation into war--and thus knowingly "bringing about" the wrongful deaths of Americans--Bugliosi shows that after January 20, 2009, Bush can be and should be prosecuted for murder. The author then discusses the legal terminology for what constitutes first degree and second degree murder, and why the former applies to the president and his active coconspirators.

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This is a concise report on the criminality of George W.Bush in the Iraq War. If this were actually a case in a courtroom there would be a conviction.

This book should be read by ALL Americans. It's a real eye opener. The time line is excellent. ALL Congressmen and Representatives should be forced to read it. But if you put the book on their desk it would be lost in the bribe money.

I'm over the half-way mark and cannot put this book down. You might think this is some fanciful reverie or fantasy that compels with a title only but you'd be mistaken. I just know I would not want this pit bull of a prosecuter up against me for the crime of murder, and I certainly wouldnt want to trade places with George W. Bush at this stage. I already have a bet that, in one year from now (9-22-08), a trial date for murder will be given to W. Bush. His trial is imminent. Hope you read this, G.W. hehehe I love it!!!!!

keep a barf bag nearby as you discover the disgusting events of the past 8 years of a president that should never have been. a real black mark on our American history.we all should be mad as hell!!!!!!!

Vincent Bugliosi, writes a great narrative of the Bush Administration and his deplorable, criminal behavior.
The book makes the case that his actions were not just a case of malfeasance in high office, but a series of deliberate attempts to conceal truths and to mislead our nation into the war in Iraq. This may be unpleasant for some, but it needs to be presented like this, least we forget what he has wrought. Maybe this book will help Americans understand what really has happened, and then maybe we will never let this happen again.

Bugliosi makes a very good case to prosecute Dubya for high crimes. Although not a lawyer, I found his arguments reasonable and well supported.

However, one question the prosecutor never answered is one I believe is fundamental to most cases - motive. Why did Bush do what he did? If all the evidence is so compelling that his adminstration led America into an illegal and ill-conceived war, why? I kept waiting for the answer, but it never came.

Also, Bugliosi has the benefit of history to make his arguments. His rants against the press and citizens regarding their support and "free pass" they gave to Bush are based on knowing what we do now. It's easy to look back over the past 7 years and see we (the gullible public) screwed up, but the evidence was much thinner when Bush was feeding everybody his lies.

And therein possibly lies Bush's biggest and most egregious crime - lying to the people he was supposed to lead and protect and hence manipulating them into fulfilling his misguided ambitions.

Although Bugliosi chides the "nuts" who claim Bush planned 9/11, one could not make a better case for it than he has by listing irrefutible words and deeds, never giving credence to the elephant on the table. I now wonder if Bush was stupidly vacationing at Crawford, or secretly running his empire.

Author does a brillant job in organization and detail about how the Bush administration has hood winked the american public about the Iraq war and why Bush should go to trial for the murder of our very brave soldiers who have been killed needlessly by our psychopathic President.

The Prosecution of George W Bush for Murder
By Vincent Bugliosi
Published by Perseus Publishing
352 pages.

This latest offering from California's literary lawyer, certainly stokes the passions of its readers. But then it would, wouldn't it? A detailed exposé of an unpopular president during an election year coupled with a very unpopular war was bound to fire-up aggrieved Democrats and all those who are anti everything else. It would be churlish to suggest that that might have been its intention.

Mr Bugliosi is a man of many talents. He is an acclaimed and accomplished criminal layer with significant successes to his credit. He is a successful politician. He writes New York Times best sellers. But most of all, he has almost frightening singleness of purpose. Once he gets into something, he is like a dog with a bone.

All of these talents and character traits come together in `The Prosecution of George W Bush for Murder', to very good effect.

Fundamentally, Bugliosi's premise is that for reasons unknown (Bugliosi never offers a motive for the alleged offence), George Bush conspired with others to fabricate a justification for a shooting war with Iraq resulting in the unlawful killing of 4000 American soldiers.

The book is a courtroom drama. The first act is a summation to the jury. Bugliosi uses his best endeavours to prepare them (readers), for the evidence to come by destroying the President's character. The second act provides the ... who said what, and when did they say it, narrative. The final act rubbishes the Bush Administration generally, and those closest to the President in particular.

If you believe that all Republicans are pond-slime, and GWB is the slimiest of them all, you will enjoy these 352 pages. But if you are of a more balanced persuasion, you will be mindful of the fact that it is written by a rabid Democrat, with an unquenchable thirst for celebrity.

Regardless of the amusement value of the work, it is based on a false premise. The President took the country (and 32 other countries), to war, of that there can be no doubt. The question is not the effect, but the cause. Mr.Bugliosi does not know the reason why the President took the USA to war. And the President does not have to tell him or anyone else why he did what he did. And that is why an indictment for murder would fail. George Bush would only have to confirm his name to the court; every other question would inadmissible on the grounds of National Security. Mr.Bugliosi knows that perfectly well.

Bugliosi's compilation of the evidence is strikingly impressive. His attention to detail deserves the cover price alone. But where he falls down, and I suggest looses his readers, is his uncontrollable need to insult everybody. He refers to Condoleezza Rice as a water-carrier. Bush and everyone working for him are `pusillanimous small men'. I shall spare the reader other, and more offensive invective. Once you start abusing the accused, your case is lost.

If you believe - as Vincent Bugliosi does, that George W. Bush is a heartless criminal who sacrifices American youth with reckless abandon, then this work should find a place on your shelf.

I will end by suggesting that you look at pictures of George Bush when he was elected, and look at him now. He has aged 25 years. After reading Bugliosi's book, you might be astonished by this, as he informs us that ol' George spends all his time on holiday having fun, and doesn't give a thought to the misery of grieving parents - or anything else come to that.

It was OK. Very dry reading. He repeated himself over and over. He brings up an interresting topic, but fails to mention, that any sitting president will stop any attemp to proscute with a simple pin stroke. We all know Bush was an Horrible president, but do we need reminded?

EVERYONE, ALL AGES AND PEOPLE OF ALL POLITICAL BELIEFS(BE IT A DEM, PUPPY, OR INDEPENDENT) NEED TO READ THIS IF WE WANT TO LEARN FROM THE PAST AND MAKE THIS A BETTER COUNTRY. THESE MEN AND WOMAN NEED TO STAND TRIAL, LETS NOT SET BAD EXAMPLES FOR OUR CHILDREN. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THESE FAMILIES. PLEASE READ THIS AND PASS IT ON.

I didnt particularly like the book even though i have no love for George Bush or his administration. I was hoping for a straightforward case being laid out about the crimes of Bush. Although there is that in this book Buglosi spends too much time attacking Bush. His approach would never be allowed in a court of law.

As soon as I tore this book out of the mailing pouch I started reading and could not put the book down. This author is one of the few Americans who will tell the truth and nothing but the truth no matter what. Most people fear for their lives and cower under pressure. The author is bold and honest. People who criticize him don't want the truth, they want to be told what they want to hear. Wake up America!!!!

I know so many books are out there critiquing the administration on Iraq, but Bugliosi just obliterates the arguments the administration presented in justifying the Iraq war...from its dogmatic neocon certitude, to its being duped by Chalabi, to its establishing rogue intel services within the Pentagon and Cheney's office to spin the intel to its liking(when CIA, State Dep't intel refused to toe the administration line), to a discussion on the administration's reliance upon totally discredited "Curveball" second-hand testimony, to the bogus and forged Niger documents purporting to show Saddam intended to purchase uranium, to how the administration released an "unclassified" version of the classified NIE intel assessment on Iraq that EXCLUDED THE NUMEROUS DISSENTS to its conclusions(and which caused Senator Bob Graham, one of the few senators to read the ENTIRE classified report(not just the administration's disingenuous unclassified version)to conclude he could not vote to authorize military force on Iraq.

I was more impressed with Bugliosi's refutation of the arguments the administration utilized in ginning up this war, than with his arguments calling for Bush to be prosecuted for murder, altho it would be a horrible blight on our nation if Bush and company are not held accountable for this disaster.

As an independent, it is apparent Bugliosi comes at this from a liberal democrat perspective.

But even so, any American who cares for his nation cannot read Bugliosi's masterful dismantling of the arguments posed by the administration to justify this war without being totally enraged.

When I heard the author speak, he admitted that his hatred for Bush colored his writing. While I also can't stand the man, his writing was so biased that I was not certain it was objective reporting.

Last week I hear Rep John Conyers, Chair of House Judiciary Committee, give a speech about working with the Department of Justice to raise charges against the Bush Administration. He indicated a willingness to work with Mr. Bugliosi in actually following through with a domestic criminal prosecution of all the GOP officials who manufactured lies that lead to so many deaths.

Incidentally, many GOP officials (including Karl Rove, Rice, etc) may be prosecuted in the International Court of Human Rights, and the International War Crimes Court. After they become private citizens in January, they may be subject to arrest if they step foot outside US soil.

We need to stop pussy-footing around the cold hard fact that this party, and these individuals, are war criminals.

Mr Bugliosi, please actually help in the raising of charges and the prosecution of these people. We do not want our American history to be tarnished with the legacy of mass murdering war criminals. And you're the guy to do it! So much depends on this...

In spite of the author's outstanding achievements and great evidentiary credibility, I am afraid the "Walking Dead" will stay dead.

This is the SINGLE BEST BOOK I have read in the last 10 years (the other contender is "Was The 2004 Election Stolen?" by Professor Steve Freeman and Joel Bleifuss), and every thinking, caring American owes it to themselves to read it. Vincent Bugliosi is a patriot of the highest order, and this book is a first-rate work of logic, reason, and integrity. Pay no attention to those reviewers who are panning this book--it's interesting to note that they never take on any of Bugliosi's arguments head-on (because they can't), but rather resort to name-calling and slander. Please do not miss reading this masterpiece.

I think more people should read this book to realize how we, the people of the US were taken for a ride. The book also addresses the extent of the failure by our media to investigate and challenge the administration. The last section of the book presents a sobering view of the decline of the US.

Mr Bugliosi has written a 5-Star book which I rate 4-Star. The reason for this is, I believe, that there is another determining factor for why Bush committed murder that the author, for whatever reasons of his own, failed to discuss and omitted when such a factor is of utmost importance.

This factor is militant Zionism:

Bush vowed (admission into Skull and Bones Society, Yale University) that he would protect "the Jewish Nation". This was long before he ever swore to protect and defend the US Constitution. I maintain one cannot do both and that Bush favored his earlier oath.
Further, Bush's knowledge of international affairs extends to the confines of the Crawford Ranch, in the Republic of Texas, and his acumen in such dealings borders on moronic. He therefore abdicated his dealings in international relations to Cheney and Rumsfeld. This he felt was proper because he had a lot of brush burning to do in the Crawford fiefdom at the outset of his presidency. He did however, either knowingly or criminally and negligently, act as a party in the conspiracy of Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle and Wolfowitz (there were others, of course)to start a war with Iraq which would benefit him because: a)he wanted that war, b)oil and c)the war was something that Israel wanted.
Thus, I think, Mr Bugliosi failed to also prosecute Bush for his part in a treasonous and murderous criminal conspiracy.*SIGNED* The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder

This book is a must-read for American citizens. President Bush and Vice President did not have faulty intelligence in the run up to the War in Iraq. They manipulated the intelligence to fit their plans to invade Iraq and deserve to be brought up on charges of murder.

I enjoyed this book so very much because it gave me hope that George W. Bush will pay for what he has done to our great country. Mr. Bugliosi's brilliant legal mind has made it easy for an Attorney General or District Attorney somewhere in America to prosecute George W. Bush for murder. The book is written extremely well for non-legal minds to enjoy and to understand and best of all, to hope.

Great read! This effort has brought a lot of food for thought to a table that is now a buffet for anyone who wishes to dine on the disappointment that is now our President and his office. I appreciated the time and effort that Mr. Bugliosi has given us for such an important issue.

YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ONE!

I just finished reading The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder. I encourage every American to read this book. It was an eye-opening experience. I have long wondered how our "President" continues to wrap himself in the American flag and claims to be doing God's will while blatantly lying to the American public. I'm embarrassed that this man is still in the White House and representing our country.

Bugliosi makes a convincing case that the President took us to war for reasons other than what he told the American people. We were told that war was justified because Iraq not only possessed WMD but could attack America on any given day. The Bush administration ignored all evidence to the contrary and presented evidence from sources that CIA, French,and German experts had declared obviously suspect. We went to war because George Bush wanted to, and over 4000 Americans, and over 100,000 Iraqis have died.

We're all a bit tired of this by now. I'm tired of writing, and in spots the book gets a little tiring.

But, this is important stuff. Just read it.

I heard the author of the Book being interviewed on the Bubba The Love Sponge Show on Sirius Satellite Radio talking about the book and how it is better if we wait and prosecute George W. Bush for Murder instead of impeaching him. By prosecuting him he will go to jail for life and be miserable and scared for his life. If we impeach him he will leave the presidency in shame and go home to Crawford TX and live the rest of his Life Rich and happy. This Book tells you how any District Attorney or Prosecutor in the United States can take George W. Bush to court after leaves the presidency. I Highly recommend this book.

Finally, someone who sees the events of Bushworld like I do. I am happy to see that I am not the only one who had those Non Sequiter moments when watching the talking heads pontificating on an event and me going 'hey wait a minute, that's not the case' or 'where's the outrage?' Bugliosi nails the arguments for hanging the current admimistration by their toes. It shames those 'patriots' that 'wear it on our sleeve'. These glassey eyed, slacked jawed, drooling, mouth breathers aren't patriots, they are sheep and are actually a threat to our national security. They are not much different than the good citizens of 1930's Germany. It is my hope that at least one Attorney General, either state or Federal, has the nads large enough to go for it and pull the prosecution of Bush off.

I can critique this book in one sentence: It should be required reading for every American.

I have not read the book yet. This review is of the above "Editorial Review," which states that. "As a prosecutor who is dedicated to seeking justice, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, delivers a non-partisan argument, free from party lines and instead based upon hard facts and pure objectivity."

Whether this book is good or bad is mitigated by the ludicrousness of this comment. Even if there were such a thing as "Pure objectivity," the activity of writing this book with that title shows there is hardly any objectivity in it at all. I'm sure we all think we are "Objective" thinkers, free from prejudices, environment, cultural conditioning and even genetic proclivity, but we would have those thoughts in the illusion of objectivity. I do plan on reading the book, and hope it's better than the editorial!

Vincent Bugliosi is an amazing writer. I have read all his books and this is the best! He puts in words what so many of us have not been able to express about the past 7 years of hell with George W Bush...please read this book and give it to your friends...

Obviously a written or most likely, dictated by a politically inspired whack job of literary mediocrity, this book is short in reasons an chock full of rhetoric. It proved to be waste of words, paper, and ink. To get through this book was near impossible except to treat it as a farce. I have friends lost "over there", and their parents and spouses don't mouth off this type of garbage, and NO, they are not stupid, drones, or "brainwashed." I work with Iraqis and Iraqi Americans that don't believe this hype (yes, and that is why the "surge" is working).

Yes, people got killed, that is war and will always be that way, and it's impossible to make it antiseptic. But time will show and tell in history that this was the right decision supported by the MAJORITY of the people and congress. But go right ahead, say that YOU did not support the idea, or that Saddam was a real nice guy that should have kept on doing what he wanted to do domestically. Just because this LAWYER writes a book doesn't make his opinion any greater. Why would should one listen to a LAWYER on a subject that concerns geopolitics? Do we need to consult an attorney before such decisions are made?

Oh, I suppose that Buglioso is of great INTELLECT and therefore should be HEARD more than us "common folk." Truly, this will make a wonderful first season cut in my wood chopper. It's hard to find good tinder these days for the fireplace.

This is one book that all Americans should read. Former LA Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi lays out the facts for even the laziest of Americans to follow. The applicable laws, the quotes, the actual Intelligence Reports, not the lies and deceptions that George W. Bush and those in his Administration have told. If you read this and ignore it you should be very ashamed of yourself. As President Teddy Roosevelt said 90 years ago...


"Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star",
May 7, 1918

"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."

Vincent Bugliosi does a good job of explaining why George Bush should be held accountable for over 4,000 deaths, as a result of his arrogance concerning the Iraq war. Vincent proves 1)Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass distruction. 2)He was not a imminent threat to the U.S.3)He was not involved in 9/11. 4)Bush did not follow the advice of the CIA,FBI,9/11 Commission and the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee's that Saddam did not have weapons of mass destruction. George Bush had a meeting with Tony Blair and his chief foreign policy advisor(who took notes), and wanted to provoke a confrontation with Saddam by having a U2 reconnaissance plane fly over Iraq with U.N. colors hoping Saddam would fire upon it to violate U.N. policy. The evidence brought forth by Vincent Bugliosi seems to be strong enough to send Bush, Cheney, and Rice up the river for lying to the United States and causing thousands of deaths . As of this writing, Bush has his nose involved in the Russia-Georgia affair as well. It's time this man gets out of office and into the slammer where he belongs.

Concise, factually based arguments. Dry retread material laid out so any attorney can goright to trial without the need to prep.
Doublya.......My God!

Here's the thing with this book in my opinion: real moral and social progress will have been made when the noxious idea of exceptionalism is no longer a widely held and respectable position among the American people and even our government officials. I view a work like "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" as a valuable step in the direction towards a society in which we no longer so easily tolerate lies and killing by the state.

Wow.

Amazing - Bugliosi presents a very clear case for taking the president to court for 4000 murders for his war in Iraq

Very upsetting book. What can I say? Read it, read it!

Its very well written (makes me want to check out his other books, particularly Helter Skelter, on the Manson murders). I found it a more interesting read than Scott (McClellan)'s book on the failure of the Bush presidency (Bugliosi is nowhere near as kind as Scott to Bush)

Where to begin? well, Bush makes a compelling argument as to why Bush should be taken to court and tried for first degree murder. He goes over the legalities in great detail (which is not too tedious - the more tedious legalities concerning intent and malice aforethought are relegated to the notes in the back of the book)

I'm gonna have to read it again, and I'm also gonna have to check the sources (Michael Moore is notorious in his books/films for misleading and stretching the truth but I don't think thats the case here)

Very rarely do I read a book twice (Tolkien, Dostoyevsky deserve to be reread; most books don't). But this is such a compelling tome (and ANGRY. Bugliosi is PISSED)

Ok - back to the book. Bugliosi goes thru what the CIA knew, what Bush knew, how Bush deliberately lied about Iraq being an imminent threat. Its absolutely heartbreaking to read this book. I was willing to give Bush the benefit of the doubt (with regard to his presidency) but now I see that he is truly a bad person. Who knew he was so excited to bring the nation to war.

That the weapon inspections were working - thats something thats NEVER come out.. Bugliosi seems to know what made Saddam tick (his point of view is that Saddam was not a good person, but that he was never going to attack the States, which now is blindingly obvious)

This could well be one of the most important books written. Its already number 10 on the NY Times Bestseller list, and Bugliosi has even testified (like McClellan before him) before the Justice Department with regard to Bush misleading the American people into his war in Iraq (no end in sight to that as well)

I'm not political. I LIKED Bush - I was pulling for him, to somehow work out things

But his failures - all delineated in this book by Bugliosi.. oh boy.

I'm still stunned he won a second presidency

Pick up the book. Read it. Then buy it for your friends as well. Its worth the read, though its absolutely heartbreaking. It will open YOUR eyes

What an important topic! Bugliosi has done the research and presents FACTS. I am not a lawyer but it appears to me that he has a pretty compelling case.

UNFORTUNATELY he fills the pages with rants and emotional statements. With such an important topic, the credibility of this book is undermined by his need to mix his opinions and emotional rants with what should have been a purely factual, unbiased and professional "Case" document. All this does is give the establishment free ammo to dismiss him as a senile old madman, undermining the credibility of the entire case. Too bad.

Nevertheless, this is a good read to allow yourself to look at facts and see what an extremist, half-witted, fanatical criminal George Bush really is.

As part of America's recovery of its legitimacy with the rest of the world, this case should go to trial to show that we hold madmen accountable, no matter what country (or country club) they come from.

I first heard of this book tonight on my drive home while listening to Dennis Miller's radio show. Bugliosi was the guest promoting his book and lambasting the MSM for ignoring him this time around. No one will touch this book for obvious reasons. Miller kept telling him to please make a point and provide one of his 'proofs' when Bugliosi continued to do nothing but rant about his hatred of Bush. It was excruciatingly uncomfortable to listen to Miller trying to keep Bugliosi on subject and answer a direct question, which he seemed unable to do. Miller finally had to tell him to stop telling Miller how intelligent he was and stop patronizing him and please answer a simple question. Dennis Miller is a skilled interviewer and even he seemed flummoxed by how bizarre this one went. Bugliosi has seemingly stepped off the curb and is so inflamed by his hatred of Bush that nothing else matters. One of the callers was a military man who had friends of his die in Iraq and he stated that he was very hurt by
Bugliosi's remarks about the war and the military. Bugliosi's comment was that the man was so in love with Bush that he couldn't understand the truth. That he wouldn't be in the military if he wasn't buying Bush's lies. Bugliosi would not accept the concept, provided by Miller, that there are some Americans who feel it is a noble duty to sign up to defend their country. I wouldn't spend a penny on this book after hearing the author's ravings.

I have to say, WOW. As a complete and total left-wing liberal whack job, I truly appreciated this book. It absolutely confirmed every single belief I have about this President and, coincidentally, this country.

After reading many, many glowing reviews I simply had to purchase this book. I read the favorable review and it was, expectedly, FAVORABLE! I read the CRITICAL review and it was ALSO Favorable! It seems everyone agrees... Vincent Bugliosi knows everything and has written the clear, unvarnished truth for us, the ignorant masses.

Wow. Amazing book. Amazing reviews by people who OBVIOUSLY have no ulterior motives or prejudices towards the Evil Mr. Bush. I originally thought this book was yet another shoddy collection of misrepresented facts and recycled opinions backed up with dubious references... but oh, how WRONG I was.

Thanks Vince! Keep cranking out the excellent work... just like that fantastic JFK book which was equally chock-full of "facts" and "research".

Signed...
A Satisfied and Loyal America-Hating Automaton

Fine book about the truth and the consequences of the past 8 year's government. I recomment it to all americans who wants to protect the beauty, great people of all races, and the Constitution.

I read Bugliosi's book overnight, enthralled with his writing yet equally disgusted with the evidence is presents. as an expert trial lawyer, he knows how to present a compelling case - beyond a reasonable doubt. when that case is against the president of the United States for the murder of 4,000 Americans, you have to take notice. There were a few instances in which he lost some of his composure and embarked upon an anti-Bush tirade. Given his topic, this simply comes across as passion of his convictions. Bugliosi comes across as clearly knowing his case and argument. I suspect, as he argues, that more evidence to support his argument may quite well be discovered. Outstanding arguments and book. If I could have had anything different, I would have wanted more direct evidence, which will be forthcoming in the next few years...