There is a hidden country within the United States. It was formed
from the astonishing number of secrets held by the government and
the growing ranks of secret-keepers given charge over them. The
government secrecy industry speaks in a private language of codes
and acronyms, and follows an arcane set of rules and customs
designed to perpetuate itself, repel penetration, and deflect
oversight. It justifies itself with the assertion that the American
values worth preserving are often best sustained by subterfuge and
deception. 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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