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Richard A. Clarke

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born

October 27, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.richardaclarke.net/

genre

Politics, Nonfiction

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Richard Alan Clarke was a U.S. government employee for 30 years, 1973–2003. He worked for the State Department during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush appointed him to chair the Counter-terrorism Security Group and to a seat on the United States National Security Council. President Bill Clinton retained Clarke and in 1998 promoted him to be the National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism, the chief counter-terrorism adviser on the National Security Council. Under President George W. Bush, Clarke initially continued in the same position, but the position was no longer given cabinet-level access. He later became the Special Advisor to the President on cybersecurity, b...more

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Books by Richard A. Clarke

Average rating: 3.68 · 2,197 ratings · 320 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Against All Enemies 3.85 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 2004 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security & What to Do About It by Richard A. Clarke, Robert Knake 3.57 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Scorpion's Gate 3.12 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Breakpoint 3.21 avg rating — 188 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters 3.89 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Defeating the Jihadists: A Blueprint for Action by Richard A. Clarke, Glenn P. Aga 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Scorpions Gate by Richard A. Clarke, Klaus-Dieter Klebsch (Sprecher / deutsche Stimme von Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Fiender överallt 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	My rating:
	Guerra en la Red: Los nuevos campos de batalla 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Your Government Failed You 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	My rating:

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“I have only a very brief opening statement.

I welcome these hearings because of the opportunity that they provide to the American people to better understand why the tragedy of 9/11 happened and what we must do to prevent a reoccurance.

I also welcome the hearings because it is finally a forum where I can apologize to the loved ones of the victims of 9/11.

To them who are here in the room, to those who are watching on television, your government failed you, those entrusted with protecting you failed you and I failed you. We tried hard, but that doesn't matter because we failed.

And for that failure, I would ask -- once all the facts are out -- for your understanding and for your forgiveness.

With that, Mr. Chairman, I'll be glad to take your questions.”
― Richard A. Clarke

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