Top secret America : the rise of the new American security state / Dana Priest and William M. Arkin

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2011Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 296 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780316182218 (hbk.)
  • 0316182214 (hbk.)
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Contents:
Introduction: A perpetual state of yellow -- Top secret America -- All you need to know -- So help me God -- An alternative geography -- Supersize.gov -- One nation, one map -- "Report suspicious activity" -- 007s -- The business card -- Managing the battlefield from a suburban sanctuary -- Dark matter -- Conclusion: Beyond the fear of 9/11.
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.
Item type: monograph
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SIPRI Library and Documentation 327.84 Priest Checked out 2024-07-18 12/109

Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and index.

Introduction: A perpetual state of yellow -- Top secret America -- All you need to know -- So help me God -- An alternative geography -- Supersize.gov -- One nation, one map -- "Report suspicious activity" -- 007s -- The business card -- Managing the battlefield from a suburban sanctuary -- Dark matter -- Conclusion: Beyond the fear of 9/11.

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.

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