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Spies for Hire|Tim Shorrock

Overview

Now in paperback, and with a new, updated Afterword, this acclaimed investigative report is the first to expose the massive outsourcing of top-secret intelligence activities in the wake of 9/11. - A major story the government doesn't want us to know about: Almost everything about the outsourcing of spying activities is classified. Shorrock lifts the veil off this disturb- ing story for the first time. - Vital tasks outsourced: Running spy networks overseas, interrogating enemy prisoners, eavesdropping on phone calls, tracking al Qaeda operatives, analyzing intelligence-- these vital tasks, traditionally performed by government, are now being outsourced to companies answerable to investors rather than to Congress. - Authoritative: Shorrock has spent four years researching this new phenomenon, drawing on interviews, government documents, and industry contacts. He takes readers inside the intelligence contracting industry, which is worth more than $50 billion a year.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780743282253
  • ISBN-10: 0743282256
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publish Date: May 2009
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Page Count: 464

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