Publisher: Regnery
History
Published: July 5, 2016
ISBN: 978-1621574712
Genre: Non-fiction
Format: Ebook
Obtained via: Publisher - Edelweiss
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Ginalrmreviews@gmail.com
THREE HEARTS
Was there a first strike against the United States on the
evening of July 17, 1996? Or was it a
training exercise that went sadly awry when TWA Flight 800 crashed into the
Atlantic shortly after taking off from JFK airport on Long Island/
All 230 passengers died.
The reports following the crash were mixed and wide ranging from
a fuel tank explosion to a Navy exercise that went awry to a terror attack that
was a precourser to September 11 attack, carried out by a small plane tracking
the TWA 747.
In his earlier book, co-authored by James Sanders, Cashill
reported on the early days of the investigation and how there was strong
evidence of a government cover up—one that reached to the highest levels of
government.
In this new book, due to be released a few months before the
2016 presidential election, Cashill revisits some of the earlier allegations
and adds additional information. Any
number of interviewees reported that either their testimony to the FBI and/or
NTSB was skewed or ignored or that their statements were not tracked. A considerable portion of the earlier book,
FIRST STRIKE, are replayed along with new information. At time the book seems to ramble with Cashill’s
frustration at the either real or perceived roadblocks he encountered along the
way. More than once he speaks about how
evidence he located was poo pooed or simply ignored.
Of the two books, I found FIRST STRIKE to be a stronger read—there
was more straight reporting in it and less personal reaction. If you are going to read one or the other, go
with the earlier book—but keep an open mind with both. I remember that night
and I remember what I thought at the time and that opinion has not changed.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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