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America's Secret Power - The CIA in a Democratic Society (Paperback, New ed)
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America's Secret Power - The CIA in a Democratic Society (Paperback, New ed)
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Based on hundreds of interviews with CIA officials, national
security experts, and legislators, as well as a thorough culling of
the archival record, America's Secret Power offers an illuminating
and up-to-date picture of the CIA, stressing the difficult balance
between the genuine needs of national security and the protection
of individual liberties. Loch Johnson, who has studied the workings
of the CIA at first hand as a legislative overseer, presents a
comprehensive examination of the Agency and its relations with
other American institutions, including Congress and the White
House, and looks closely at how it pursues its three major
missions--intelligence analysis, counterintelligence, and covert
action.
At once fascinating and sobering, Johnson's book reveals how the
best intelligence reports can be distorted or ignored; how covert
actions can spin out of control despite extensive safeguards, as in
the Iran-Contra scandal; and how the CIA has spied on American
citizens in clear violation of its charter. Further, he provides a
thorough review of legislative efforts to curb these abuses, and
suggests several important ways to achieve the delicate balance
between national security and democratic ideals.
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