A Pretext for War

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A Pretext for War

First edition
Author	James Bamford
Language	English
Subject	Iraq War
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	2004
Publication place	United States
ISBN	978-1-4000-3034-7
OCLC	60419496
Dewey Decimal	956.7044/31 22
LC Class	DS79.76 .B36 2005
Preceded by	Body of Secrets
Followed by	The Shadow Factory

A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies is a 2004 book by journalist James Bamford that takes a highly critical view of the events around 9/11 and the subsequent Iraq War.

The book is divided into three parts: "Destruction", "Detection", and "Deception".