Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zone
“Michelle Shephard isone of the great national security reporters of our time. In this age of ‘journalists’ embedded in their air-conditioned offices, she is a rare exception: a real reporter”—Jeremy Scahill, author ofBlackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army“Michelle Shephard has delivereda wide-ranging, well-written, witty account of the warthat began on 9/11 that is also a serious, knowledgeable and empathetic journey ...She takes the reader on quite a ride. My advice: Go along!”—Peter L. Bergen, author ofThe Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-QaedaandHoly War, Inc“Reading Decade of Fear isessential to understanding the post-9/11 world. ... If you care about the world you live in and can only read one book this year, this should be it.” —Marina Nemat, author ofPrisoner of TehranandAfter Tehran“...sothrilling and terrific, I wish it wasn’t true.”Christopher McDougall, author ofBorn to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen“Through heroutstanding reporting, Michelle recounts how the ‘war on terror’ has yet to be won and bears witness to the consequences of a decade in which justice was not blind, and the world was only viewed through the prism of fear.”Lt. General (ret) Senator Romeo Dallaire, author ofShake Hands with the DevilandThey Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children