On Sidney Blumenthal

One of the more fascinating and telling aspects of men in High office everywhere is the company they keep. The shadowy individuals leaders have invested enough trust in to help them advise and steer a smooth course through difficult times.Every possible decision is met with almost psychic prowess to predict consequences which may emerge. Sidney Blumenthal was almost a second skin to Bill Clinton from 1997 - 2001.He helped the 42nd president to navigate his way out of a political firestorm which saw his last 4 years in office mired in sexual and financial scandal that resulted in his impeachment by the Grand Dury. Blumenthal displayed what an agile political opponent he was when called as a witness over the Lewinsky affair. He subsequently wrote the bestseller
The Clinton wars published in 2003. Other books by Blumenthal include The Permanent Campaign, The Rise of the Counter-Establishment, Pledging Allegiance: The Last Campaign of the Cold War, and How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime .On 17th November The
ICA plays host to this complex individual where he talks with Lional Braber, editor of the Financial Times. Shane Deegan