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OverviewThe top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so enormous, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs or exactly how many agencies duplicate work being done elsewhere. The result is that the system put in place to keep the United States safe may be putting us in greater danger. In TOP SECRET AMERICA, award-winning reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin uncover the enormous size, shape, mission and consequences of this invisible universe of over 1,300 government facilities in every state in America; nearly 2,000 outside companies used as contractors; and more than 850,000 people granted Top Secret security clearance. A landmark expose of a new, secret Fourth Branch of American government, TOP SECRET AMERICA is a tour de force of investigative reporting - and a book sure to spark national and international alarm. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dana Priest , William M. ArkinPublisher: Little, Brown & Company Imprint: Little, Brown & Company Edition: Import Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.568kg ISBN: 9780316182218ISBN 10: 0316182214 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 06 September 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780316182201 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPriest and Arkin blow the whistle on how, since 9/11 and the adoption of the Patriot Act, the government and its contractors use classification and security screens to conceal expenditures that have failed to enhance national security...This is an important book. -- Publishers Weekly Priest and Arkin blow the whistle on how, since 9/11 and the adoption of the Patriot Act, the government and its contractors use classification and security screens to conceal expenditures that have failed to enhance national security...This is an important book. Publishers Weekly Priest and Arkin fully flesh out how the Byzantine security maze actually works, breaking down its components....The authors' arguments are compelling. -- Washington City Paper Lydia DePillis One of the many strengths of T op Secret America is that Priest and Arkin take nothing for granted. They ask basic, even faux- naive questions about the purpose, accountability, and effectiveness of the acronym soup of covert programs, companies, and Pentagon commands created or expanded after September 11. Their analysis is neither naive about the threat posed by al-Qaeda and similar groups, nor credulous about the generals, spies, and bureaucrats who have so dramatically expanded the country's defenses in response to September 11. -- New York Review of Books Steve Coll Author InformationDana Priest is an investigative reporter for The Washington Post. She has won numerous awards, including the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for public service for 'The Other Walter Reed' and the 2006 Pulitzer for beat reporting for her work on CIA secret prisons and counterterrorism operations overseas. She is the author of The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military. William M Arkin has been a columnist and reporter with The Washington Post since 1998. He has worked on the subject of government secrecy and national security affairs for more than 30 years. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books about the U.S. military and national security. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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