Verax the true history of whistleblowers, drone warfare, and mass surveillance
"9/11 not only marked the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history, but also unleashed electronic spying by the government on a massive worldwide scale. In a wholly original and engaging telling, Verax ("truth-teller" and one of Edward Snowden's code names) recounts the full story of American el...
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "9/11 not only marked the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history, but also unleashed electronic spying by the government on a massive worldwide scale. In a wholly original and engaging telling, Verax ("truth-teller" and one of Edward Snowden's code names) recounts the full story of American electronic surveillance post 9/11, in brilliant comics form" -- provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 229 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781627793551 (trade pbk.) 1627793550 (trade pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Pratap Chatterjee is the author of Halliburton's Army and Iraq, Inc. An investigative reporter who focuses on U.S. warfare and technology, he has served as a commentator for BBC, CNN, Fox, MSNBC ; written for the New Republic, the Financial Times , and the Guardian ; produced segments for Democracy Now! and Channel Four, and hosted a weekly radio show for KPFA Pacifica radio. The recipient of awards from the Lannan Foundation, Project Censored, and the Overseas Club of America, Chatterjee is a member of the board of Amnesty International. He lives in Oakland, CA. |
