Having signed off on continue reading speaking of book burning. Operation dark heart tells the story of what really went on. Spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of afghanistan and the path to victory will be released on september 24. Operation dark heart anthony shaffer book burning by obama administration.
Operation dark heart and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Pentagon has purchased almost 10,000 copies of operation dark heart, the memoirs penned by a former us military officer who served in. Operation dark heart has since been reissued after an estimated 250 sections were blacked out and deleted. Shaffer witnessed firsthand the tipping point, when what seemed like certain victory turned into failure. Oct 05, 2010 operation dark heart anthony shaffer book burning by obama administration. Pentagon destroys thousands of copies of army officers memoir. Operation dark heart is a book that details the war in afghanistan and is going to be released on august 31, 2010.
The tents were insulated, airconditioned, and heated, but still hot as hell in the summer and, i was to discover, damned cold in the win ter. The books revised second printing includes redactions, which, according to the new york times, offer a rare glimpse behind the bureaucratic veil that clocks information the government considers too important for public airing. Is it censorship if the government buys a book and then destroys it. Dod takes page from hitler with book burning corvette forum. It may sound farfetched but that is exactly what is happening. The facts and conclusions presented may have since changed and may no longer be accurate. Dod takes page from hitler with book burning corvette. Sep 28, 2010 posts about book burning written by mike licht. Martins press was readying its initial shipment of operation dark heart, the department of defense expressed concern that its publication could cause damage to u. However, before the buyback and vetting occurred, nearly.
The effect on other countries in the region can be seen through commemorative stamps. Anthony schaffers book, which is a memoir of being on the front lines in afghanistan, has. Forget the leftright progressive or whatever spin about pentagon book burning, censorship, truthsayers, etc. Operation dark heart anthony shaffer book burning by obama administration book burning is no longer the sole shame of nazi germany. Spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of afghanistan and the path to victory is a 2010 memoir by retired united states army reserve intelligence officer lt. Sep 25, 2010 lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer, retired, talked about his book operation dark heart. The burning of the university library sent shock waves, especially across the arab world.
Spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of afghanistan and the path to. On september 25, 2010, the obama administration through the pentagon burned all 9,500 first run copies of. Its official over nine thousand copies of operation dark heart has been destroyed by the pentagon. Operation dark heart tells the story of what really went onand what went wrongin afghanistan. Sep 27, 2010 operation dark heart an afghanistan war memoir penned by an army intelligence officer and approved by the army, was subsequently deemed too sensitive by the defense department, who purchased 9,500. There was a big, vshaped conference table and various openings to other tentsoffices off the main area. Sep 11, 2010 forget the leftright progressive or whatever spin about pentagon book burning, censorship, truthsayers, etc. Anthony shaffer led a blackops team on the forefront of. Overall, the national security classification exemplified in the new book does not exactly command respect, writes aftergood. Someone buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous, shaffer rightly pointed out, though a second edition of his book deleted previously included details and censored classified texts. Sep 10, 2010 after approving release of book pentagon scrambles to buy every single copy the pentagon spends an inordinate amount of time demanding changes and redactions to books to protect national security, but the mass destruction of a book already in print. Important message for customers on friday, august, 2010, just as st.
Martins press, united states, united states department of defense. Lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer, retired, talked about his book operation dark heart. If drugs dont work, catheter ablation does the job, study finds. The pentagon took the unprecedented step of buying the entire print run of anthony shaffers operation dark heart, a book it did not want on. Anthony shaffer led a blackops team on the forefront of the military efforts to block the talibans resuregence. Yet despite this relentless campaign, protestant writings continued to proliferate. Anthony shaffers memoir operation dark heart, his book about going undercover in afghanistan. The agency also attempted to block key portions of the book that claim able danger successfully identified hijacker mohammed atta as a threat to the united states. Defense intelligence agency attempted to block the book about the tipping point in afghanistan and a controversial pre911 data mining project called able danger. Please see this video about the operation dark heart burning.
Pentagon tries to buy entire print run of us spy expose operation dark heart. Thereafter, public book burning remained part of life in the habsburg netherlands for much of the 16th century, anabaptist and calvinist writings later joining the lutheran ones in the flames. Anthony shaffer, operation dark heart, thomas dunne books, st. The book is now available in stores in a heavily redacted version. Oct 11, 2011 operation dark heart tells the story of what really went onand what went wrongin afghanistan. In a letter obtained by fox news, the dia says national security could be breached if operation dark heart is published in its current form. Book burning at the pentagon over 911 revelations september 27, 2010 11. However, after it was published, the cia and nsa demanded changes to the content, claiming that some of the information within the book was considered classified. In a letter obtained by fox news, the dia says national security could be breached if operation dark heart is. Behind the censorship of operation dark heart federation of. Book burning a history timeline timetoast timelines. Pentagon aims to buy, destroy books to keep secrets.
Jan 26, 2010 burning heart tissue beats atrial fibrillation. Spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of afghanistan and the path to victory will be released on september 24, 2010. Sep 12, 2010 shaffers new book operation dark heart. Oct 01, 2010 moby lives has some background on one of the weirder and more disturbing publishing stories in a long time. Is it censorship if the government buys a book and then. Book burning is no longer the sole shame of nazi germany. On september 25, 2010, the obama administration through the pentagon burned all 9,500 first run copies of anthony shaffers memoir operation dark heart. As long as there have been both burnable writing surfaces and people with opposing ideas there have been book burnings. Operation dark heart by anthony shaffer overdrive rakuten. Sep 25, 2010 pentagon destroys thousands of copies of army officers memoir. Its scary stuff what the government is doing to our free speech rights.
Sep 28, 2010 in recognition of banned book week, the defense department bought up nearly 10,000 copies of a memoir and destroyed them. May 25, 2011 almost 10,000 copies of operation dark heart, by lt. In recognition of banned book week, the defense department bought up nearly 10,000 copies of a memoir and destroyed them. Operation dark heart book burning by obama administration. Operation dark heart author sues for uncensored edition. Operation dark heart photos of redacted pages, page 1. Egypt, iraq, jordan and algeria itself, after independence introduced stamps depicting either. Spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of afghanistan and the path to victory thomas dunne books.
Pentagon destroys thousands of copies of army officers. The book details shaffers five months in afghanistan in 2003 as a civilian defense intelligence agency officer. Sep 10, 2010 operation dark heart is a breezily written, firstperson account of colonel shaffers five months in afghanistan in 2003, when he was a civilian d. Shaffer and covers his special operations experience in afghanistan. The book was hastily reprinted with many passages blacked out and has become a best seller.
Operation dark heart an afghanistan war memoir penned by an army intelligence officer and approved by the army, was subsequently deemed too sensitive by the defense department, who purchased 9,500. The book details shaffers five months in afghanistan in 2003 as a civilian. Sep 28, 2010 its official over nine thousand copies of operation dark heart has been destroyed by the pentagon. Pentagon has purchased almost 10,000 copies of operation dark heart, the memoirs penned by a former us military officer who served in afghanistan. The first mass book burning in amsterdam took place later, in 1526. Martins press was readying its initial shipment of this book, the department of defense contacted us to express its concern that our publication of operation dark heart could cause damage to u. Due to pressure from the pentagon, which wants to buy all the copies of the books first printing, the book has received a tremendous buzz. Anthony shaffers memoir claiming it revealed national security secrets.
Spycraft and special ops on the frontlines of afghanistan and the path to victory by anthony shaffer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Posts about operation dark heart written by nate jones and dan jenkins. The book details shaffers five months in afghanistan in 2003 as a. Comparing the censored version with the real thing. The book in question is operation dark heart by lt. Based on department of defense security concerns, sections of operation dark heart have been redacted in the published edition. Someone buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous. Egypt, iraq, jordan and algeria itself, after independence introduced stamps depicting either the burning of a book, or of the library itself. Whether it was for large scale government sponsored reasons, or just personal arguments, the fact remains the same. Fascism died in germany with the end of ww2, but took root and grew. Anthony shaffer wrote a book about his time serving in afghanistan with the permission of the army. There are a number of threads discussing the pentagon burning copies of this book, but i havent seen pictures of the redacted pages, so i uploaded them so you can share in my outrage.
On windy dayswhich was most days in bagramthe wind. Now, in this book, he maps out a way that could put us on the path to winning the war. Operation dark heart made headlines when the department of defense bought the entire unredacted first printing. What do you call it when the government buys out the entire first printing of a book in this case anthony shaffers operation dark heartin return for the publishers agreement to destroy every one of the copies. The department of defense subsequently purchased and burned around 9,500 copies of the first printing of operation dark heart. Operation dark heart shaffer, anthony 9780312606916.
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