'Plan of Attack': The Shot Heard Round Washington

"On April 19 - the day the American Revolution began in 1775 - Bob Woodward released ''Plan of Attack'' with a fusillade of publicity that will not soon be equaled. The shot heard round Washington benefited from several factors, including its timing. Stirred up by the recent revelations of Richard Clarke and Paul O'Neill, the turmoil over the 9/11 commission and the dawning sense that our Iraq problems are not going away soon, the news media rolled out the red carpet for a book that was rumored to be more critical of the Bush administration - and therefore important - than Woodward's previous reporting. The result has been a little difficult to decipher amid the cacophony of television chatter and White House denials (to say nothing of the ka-ching of cash registers). But a serious book it is, instantly essential, matching America's most celebrated political reporter against the most secretive administration in our history. For once, a hyped product has lived up to its billing."
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