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Top secret America : the rise of the new American security state /

Describes the enormous, top-secret, invisible universe created by the government after 9/11 and describes why the system in place to keep us safe may actually be putting us in greater danger.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Priest, Dana
Other Authors: Arkin, William M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2011]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
National security > United States.
Internal security > United States.
Secret service > United States.
Intelligence service > United States.
Intelligence service > Contracting out > United States.
Government contractors > United States.
Security sector > United States > Evaluation.
Privatization > United States > Evaluation.
Description
Summary:Describes the enormous, top-secret, invisible universe created by the government after 9/11 and describes why the system in place to keep us safe may actually be putting us in greater danger.
Physical Description:xxiv, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286) and index.
ISBN:9780316182218 (hbk.)
0316182214 (hbk.)