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The shadow factory the ultra-secret NSA from 9/11 to the eavesdropping on America

Journalist Bamford exposed the existence of the top-secret National Security Agency in The Puzzle Palace and continued to probe into its workings in his follow-up Body of Secrets. Now Bamford discloses inside, often shocking information about the transformation of the NSA in the aftermath of the ter...

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Main Author: Bamford, James
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
United States. > National Security Agency > History.
Intelligence service > United States.
Electronic surveillance.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-
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Summary:Journalist Bamford exposed the existence of the top-secret National Security Agency in The Puzzle Palace and continued to probe into its workings in his follow-up Body of Secrets. Now Bamford discloses inside, often shocking information about the transformation of the NSA in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 2001. He shows how the NSA's failure to detect the presence of two of the 9/11 hijackers inside the United States led the NSA to abandon its long-held policy of spying only on enemies outside the country. Instead, after 9/11 it turned its almost limitless ability to listen in on friend and foe alike over to the Bush Administration to use as a weapon in the war on terror. Bamford details how the agency has conducted domestic surveillance without court approval, and he frames it in the context of the NSA's ongoing hunt for information about today's elusive enemies.--From publisher description.
Physical Description:ix, 395 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-378) and index.
ISBN:9780385521321
0385521324
Author Notes:James Bamford is the author of "The Puzzle Palace", a national bestseller when it was first published & now regarded as a classic. He was until recently Washington Investigative Producer for ABC's "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings" & has written investigative cover stories for "The New York Times Magazine", "The Washington Post Magazine", & the "Los Angeles Times Magazine". He lives in Washington, D.C.

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