The 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 ...
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The 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.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 296 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2011933644 Type of material Book Personal name Priest, Dana. Main title Top secret America: the rise of the new American security state / Dana Priest and William M. Arkin. Edition 1st ed. Published/Created New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2011. Description xxiv, 296 p., [16] p. of plates: col. ill., col. map; 25 cm. ISBN 9780316182218 (hbk. ) 0316182214 (hbk. ) LC classification HV6432. P73 2011 Related names Arkin, William M. 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. LC 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. Official secrets--United States. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and index. Dewey class no. 363.325170973 Geographic area code n-us---Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn707964997