Decision Points

Karzai, Hamid, Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8

Kass, Leon

Katrina, Hurricane

African Americans and, Chapter 10.1, 10.2

Brown’s performance, Chapter 10.1, 10.2

Bush’s address to the nation

Bush’s mistakes regarding, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Bush’s visits to affected areas, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6

chain of command confusion, Chapter 10.1, 10.2

chaos and violence in New Orleans

evacuation of New Orleans

federal response, Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

flooding of New Orleans, Chapter 10.1, 10.2

landfall in Florida and Louisiana, Chapter 10.1, 10.2

lessons of

political exploitation of

preparations before the storm

private assistance for victims, Chapter 10.1, 10.2

rebuilding program, Chapter 10.1, 10.2

Kavanaugh, Ashley

Kavanaugh, Brett

Kay, David

Keane, Gen. Jack

Keating, Frank

Keating, Adm. Tim

Keck, Gen. Tom

Keller, Bill

Keller, Timothy

Kennedy, Bobby, Chapter 1.1, 6.1

Kennedy, John F., Chapter 3.1 6.1, 9.1

Kennedy, Patrick

Kennedy, Ted, Chapter 2.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5

Kennedy, Vicki

Kerry, John, Chapter 8.1, 11.1

Iraq war, Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 9.1

presidential campaign of 2004, Chapter 4.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5

Khalilzad, Zalmay, Chapter 7.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3

Khan, A.Q.

Kikwete, Jakaya, Chapter 11.1, 11.2

Killian, Lt. Col. Jerry

Kim Dae-jung, Chapter 3.1, 13.1

Kim Jong-il, Chapter 3.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Kissinger, Henry, Chapter 3.1, 13.1

Koch, Bobby

Koerner, W.H.D.

Koizumi, Junichiro, Chapter 5.1, 7.1, 8.1, 11.1, 13.1

Krauthammer, Charles

Krissoff family

Kufuor, John

Kuwait

Kwasniewski, Aleksander

Kyl, Jon, Chapter 3.1, 9.1

Kyoto Protocol

L

Lackawanna Six

Lagos, Ricardo

Lahoud, Emile

LaMontagne, Margaret, Chapter 2.1 see Margaret Spellings

Landrieu, Mary

Landry, Tom

Laney, Pete, Chapter 2.1, 2.2

Lantos, Tom

Laughlin, Boyd

Lazear, Eddie

Lea, Tom

Leahy, Patrick

Leavitt, Mike, Chapter 9.1, 13.1

Lebanon, Chapter 13.1, 13.2, 13.3

Lefkowitz, Jay, Chapter 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 11.1

Lehman Brothers, Chapter 14.1, 14.2

Lehrer, Jim

Leonhard, Wolfgang

Lesotho

Levin, Carl

Libbi, Abu Faraj al

Libby, I. Lewis “Scooter,” Chapter 3.1, 7.1

Liberia

Libya

Lieberman, Joe, Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 8.1, 12.1

Lincoln, Abraham, Chapter 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 12.1, 12.2

Lincoln (Carwardine)

Lindsey, Larry, Chapter 3.1, 14.1

Lives of Others, The (film)

Livni, Tzipi

Lockhart, Jim

Lombardi, Vince

Los Angeles riots of 1992

Los Angeles Times, Chapter 12.1, 13.1

Lott, Trent

Lugar, Dick

Lussier, John “Skip,” Chapter 8.1

Lute, Gen. Doug

Luti, Bill

Luttig, Michael

Luttrell, Marcus

Lyons, Tom

M

Mahon, George