America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies by George Friedman; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Brian Emerson

Dubbed by Barron’s as “The Shadow CIA,” Stratfor is one of the world’s most respected private global intelligence firms with an unmatched ability to provide clear perspective on the current geopolitical map. Now, drawing on Stratfor’s vast information-gathering network, George Friedman delivers the geopolitical story that the mainstream media has been unable to uncover: the startling truth behind America’s foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond.

In America’s Secret War, Friedman identifies the United States’ most dangerous enemies, delves into presidential strategies of the last quarter century, and reveals the real reasons behind the attack of September 11 and the Bush administration’s motivation for the war in Iraq. Here, in eye-opening detail, is an insightful picture of today’s world that goes far beyond what is reported in the news media.

"Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days." — Wall Street Journal

“[Friedman] delivers a clearer, deeper, and subtler understanding of the post-9/11 world than we will ever get from listening to the cacophony of talking heads on television.”—Booklist

"The Friedmans: better than the CIA."—Industry Standard

George Friedman is the founder and chairman of Stratfor, the leading private intelligence company. Friedman is the author of four books, including America’s Secret War, and numerous articles on national security, information warfare, computer security, and the intelligence business. A nationally recognized expert on intelligence and international geopolitics, he has appeared on all the major television networks and has been featured, along with Stratfor, in such national publications as Time, Barron’s, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times Magazine.