Bottoms up and the devil laughs : a journey through the deep state /

In Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs, acclaimed essayist and author Kerry Howley reveals the inner workings of the U.S. intelligence community, uncovering a shadow America more fascinating and more unsettling than one could imagine. At the heart of her narrative, which encompasses "American Talib...

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Main Author:	Howley, Kerry (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	United States. > National Security Agency/Central Security Service. Official secrets > United States. Leaks (Disclosure of information) > Political aspects > United States. Whistle blowing > United States. Intelligence service > United States. Electronic surveillance > United States. Drone aircraft > Government policy > United States. Defense information, Classified > United States. Information technology > Political aspects. Terrorism > United States > Prevention. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Women. LITERARY CRITICISM > Modern > 21th Century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.

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Summary:	In Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs, acclaimed essayist and author Kerry Howley reveals the inner workings of the U.S. intelligence community, uncovering a shadow America more fascinating and more unsettling than one could imagine. At the heart of her narrative, which encompasses "American Taliban" John Walker Lind, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, is a woman named Reality Winner. Reality becomes a crypto linguist for a government drone program, eavesdropping on private conversations until she hears information that she can no longer keep secret. Her decision to act on this knowledge leads to a disturbing series of events that ends with Winner sentenced to years in prison.
Physical Description:	233 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-233).
ISBN:	9780525655497 0525655492 9780525565048 0525565043