Uncertain Shield: The U.S. Intelligence System in the Throes of Reform (Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society)
Language: English
Published by Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland, 2006
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- Hardcover
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Rowman & Littlefield, March 2006. Hardcover. First Edition / stated first printing. Fine book in a fine jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxi + 228 pages. The author argues that the decisions about the structure for the reorganized post-9/11 intelligence system made in implementation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 created a top-heavy, too centralized, intelligence system. The book -- exposes fallacies in criticisms of the performance of the U.S. intelligence services; -- analyzes structures and priorities for directing and coordinating U.S. intelligence in the era of global terrorism; -- presents new evidence for the need to create a domestic intelligence agency separate from the FBI, and a detailed blueprint for such an agency; -- incorporates a wealth of material based on developments since the first book, including the report of the presidential commission on weapons of mass destruction and the botched response to Hurricane Katrina; -- exposes the inadequacy of the national security computer networks; -- critically examines Congress's performance in the intelligence field, and raises constitutional issues concerning the respective powers of Congress and the President; -- emphasizes the importance of reforms that do not require questionable organizational changes.…
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- Title
- Uncertain Shield: The U.S. Intelligence System in the Throes of Reform (Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society)
- Author
- Richard A. Posner
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 074255127X
- ISBN 13
- 9780742551275
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Intelligence & Espionage, Law
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