Behind the scenes at the National Security Agency, which is many times larger than the CIA and spends many billions more per year, is the most secret agency within the U.S. government.
James Bamford Knihy
James Bamford je americký autor a novinár, preslávený svojím písaním o spravodajských agentúrach Spojených štátov, najmä o Národnej bezpečnostnej agentúre (NSA). Jeho dielo sa ponára do zložitostí a dôsledkov tajných operácií, odhaľujúc často skryté mechanizmy moci. Bamfordov štýl sa vyznačuje dôkladným výskumom a schopnosťou preložiť zložité témy do pútavého rozprávania, ktoré skúma etické a spoločenské dôsledky spravodajských činností.
A Pretext for War
9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies
- 480 stránok
- 17 hodin čítania
Examining the failures in intelligence that led to the 9/11 attacks, the book reveals how the Bush administration manipulated information to justify preemptive war. It offers unprecedented insights into undisclosed locations and the foundations of U.S. Middle East policy. This critical analysis is essential for readers interested in understanding the complexities of national security and the political machinations that shaped America's response to terrorism.
Body of secrets: How America's NSA and Britain's GCHQ eavesdrop on the world
- 736 stránok
- 26 hodin čítania
The NSA is the largest, most secretive and most powerful intelligence agency in the world. It dwarfs the CIA in budgets, manpower and influence. Using internal documents and interviews with NSA officials, this text offers details about the workings of the agency. It exposes the role the NSA played in many Soviet bloc Cold War conflicts and discusses its undercover involvement in the Vietnam War. Author, James Bamford, also looks at the technological advances that the NSA have employed since 1985 and brings to light the NSA's network of global surveillance ranging from on-line listening post to intelligence-gathering satellites. Bamford warns that the NSA is a double-edged sword, its eavesdropping offers the potential for tracking down terrorists and uncovering nuclear weapons deals, but it also has the capacity to listen in on global personal communications.