Homeland Insecurity

by Turchie, Terry D.

• ISBN13: 9781933909332
• ISBN10: 1933909331
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: History Pub Co Llc

Summary

The authors, retired FBI officials, bring the reader into a new dimension of great concern: the damage made to America's national security by Washington individuals who placed their own pursuit of power above national interests. Citing instances of political interference for the sake of attaining more power in the political area and safeguarding what they have, Turchie and Puckett, well skilled in the investigative techniques of the FBI, pull back the veil of secrecy that so often hides those that put self-interest first and focuses on those individuals who have made the Homeland insecure. In consultation with several retired FBI Special Agents, the machinations of fourteen Washington individuals are brought to the reading public. Added is an analysis by Dr. Puckett of the corrosive nature of power on the power holders.

Author Biography

Terry Turchie is a recipient of the FBI Director's Award as well as the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service. He is currently the Director for Counterintelligence and Couterterrorism for the University of California at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and speaks to hundreds of corporate and law enforcement groups based on his knowledge of how to solve complex terrorism cases. Dr. Puckett provides behavioral threat assessment consultation to international coporations and governmental security agencies, and is a law enforcement consultant to the Program of Psychiatry and the Law at the University of California at San Francisco. She is a frequent presenter at law enforcement and mental health community forums on both the UNABOM case and the psychology of terrorism.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. V
Acknowledgments	p. VI
Introduction	p. VII
Addicted to Power-Why Politicians Do What They Do	p. 1
Richard M. Nixon-From Watergate to 9/11	p. 9
Frank Church-Paving the Road to 9/11	p. 25
Jamie Gorelick-FISA and the Wall	p. 40
Don Edwards-Of Terrorists, Spies, and Libraries	p. 52
All Reagan's Men-Iran Contra	p. 66
Patrick Leahy and Charles Grassley-A Hands-on Approach to the FBI	p. 75
Investigating Friends of Politicians-The Archer Daniels Midland Case	p. 87
Bill Clinton-Too Little, Too Late	p. 97
Al Gore-Waltzing with Chinese Intelligence	p. 119
Richard Shelby-Leaking with Impunity	p. 137
George W. Bush-"Groupthink"	p. 148
Dick Cheney-Absolute Power	p. 168
Dennis Hastert and Nancy Pelosi-The House Protects its Own	p. 186
The Friends of Jack Abramoff-The Money Fix	p. 203
Outsourcing the War on Terror-The Business of Security	p. 215
The Intelligence Game-Torture and Other Tactics	p. 230
Realities of Intelligence-The FBI and the CIA	p. 244
Political Independence and the Rule of Law-The Real Power Behind Our Republic	p. 256
Endnotes	p. 273
Index	p. 293
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