Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing - Couverture souple

Shorrock, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0743282256 ISBN 13 : 9780743282253

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2009

Synopsis

Now in paperback, and with a new, updated Afterword, this acclaimed investigative report is the first to expose the massive outsourcing of top-secret intelligence activities in the wake of 9/11.

• A major story the government doesn’t want us to know about: Almost everything about the outsourcing of spying activities is classified. Shorrock lifts the veil off this disturb- ing story for the first time.

• Vital tasks outsourced: Running spy networks overseas, interrogating enemy prisoners, eavesdropping on phone calls, tracking al Qaeda operatives, analyzing intelligence— these vital tasks, traditionally performed by government, are now being outsourced to companies answerable to investors rather than to Congress. 

• Authoritative: Shorrock has spent four years researching this new phenomenon, drawing on interviews, government documents, and industry contacts. He takes readers inside the intelligence contracting industry, which is worth more than $50 billion a year.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Tim Shorrock is an independent investigative reporter who has been writing about the intersection of business and national security for more than twenty-five years. His work has appeared in The Nation, Harper’s, Salon.com, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He lives in Tahoma, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0743282256
• ISBN 13: 9780743282253
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible