Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry
Language: English
Published by Trade Paper Press, 2013
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336 pages. There is a hidden country within the United States. It was formed from the as tonishing number of secrets held by the government and the growing ranks of secr et-keepers given charge over them. The government secrecy industry speaks in a p rivate language of codes and acronyms, and follows an arcane set of rules and cu stoms designed to perpetuate itself, repel penetration, and deflect oversight. I t justifies itself with the assertion that the American values worth preserving are often best sustained by subterfuge and deception.There are indication s that this deep state is crumbling. Necessary secrets are often impossible to k eep, while frivolous secrets are kept forever. The entire system has fallen prey to political manipulation, with leaks carefully timed to advance agendas, and o ver-classification given to indefensible government activities.Deep State , written by two of the country's most respected national security journalists, disassembles the secrecy apparatus of the United States and examines real-world trends that ought to trouble everyone from the most aggressive hawk to the fierc est civil libertarian. The book:- Provides the fullest account to date of the National Security Agency?s controversial surveillance program first spun up in the dark days after 9/11.- Examines President Obama's attempt to re concile his instincts as a liberal with the realities of executive power, and hi s use of the state secrets doctrine.- Exposes how the public?s ubiquito us access to information has been the secrecy industry's toughest opponent to da te, and provides a full account of how WikiLeaks and other ?sunlight? organi zations are changing the government's approach to handling sensitive information.…
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- Title
- Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry
- Author
- Marc Ambinder,D. B. Grady
- Publisher
- Trade Paper Press
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1118146689
- ISBN 13
- 9781118146682
- Dimensions
- 17.0cm x 3.1cm x 24.4cm
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There are indications that this deep state is crumbling. Necessary secrets are often impossible to keep, while frivolous secrets are kept forever. The entire system has fallen prey to political manipulation, with leaks carefully timed to advance agendas, and over-classification given to indefensible government activities.
Deep State, written by two of the country's most respected national security journalists, disassembles the secrecy apparatus of the United States and examines real-world trends that ought to trouble everyone from the most aggressive hawk to the fiercest civil libertarian. The book:
- Provides the fullest account to date of the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance program first spun up in the dark days after 9/11.
- Examines President Obama's attempt to reconcile his instincts as a liberal with the realities of executive power, and his use of the state secrets doctrine.
- Exposes how the public's ubiquitous access to information has been the secrecy industry's toughest opponent to date, and provides a full account of how WikiLeaks and other "sunlight" organizations are changing the government's approach to handling sensitive information, for better and worse.
- Explains how the increased exposure of secrets affects everything from Congressional budgets to Area 51, from SEAL Team Six and Delta Force to the FBI, CIA, and NSA.
- Assesses whether the formal and informal mechanisms put in place to protect citizens from abuses by the American deep state work, and how they might be reformed.
Deep State is based on the authors' insatiable curiosity for the ground truth and layered on a foundation of original and historical research as well as unprecedented access to lawmakers, intelligence agency heads, White House officials, and secret program managers. It draws on thousands of recently declassified documents and candid interviews with more than 100 military, industry, and government officials.
By the bestselling authors of The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army: Marc Ambinder, editor at large at The Week, contributing editor at GQ and the Atlantic, who has covered Washington for CBS News and ABC News; and D.B. Grady, a correspondent for the Atlantic, national security columnist for The Week, and former U.S. Army paratrooper and Afghanistan veteran.
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About the Author
MARC AMBINDER is a contributing editor at GQ and the Atlantic and a former White House correspondent for National Journal. He has covered politics and policy for CBS News and ABC News.
D. B. GRADY is a correspondent for the Atlantic and a regular contributor to the Week and Mental Floss. He is a former U.S. Army paratrooper and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
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