Uncertain Shield : The U. S. Intelligence System in the Throes of Reform

by Posner, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780742551275
• ISBN10: 074255127X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-30
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This new book from Richard Posner brings the story up to date. He argues that the emerging structure of that reformed intelligence system-heavily influenced by the report of another commission on the intelligence failure related to Saddam Hussein's abandonment of weapons of mass destruction-is excessively centralized and will not be effective. Posner brings light to the issues at hand and offers solutions.

Author Biography

Richard A. Posner is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii
Figures	ix
Introduction	xi
1. How the Intelligence Reform Act Evolved from the 9/11 Commission's Report	1	(20)
2. Critical Overkill: The Report of the Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction	21	(34)
3. The 2005 Reorganization of the U.S. Intelligence System	55	(32)
4. The Crisis in Domestic Intelligence	87	(32)
5. Forming a Security Intelligence Service	119	(22)
6. Automation Woes	141	(30)
7. Congress's Role in Intelligence I: The Issue of Presidential Prerogative	171	(24)
8. Congress's Role in Intelligence II: Legislative Oversight	195	(12)
Conclusion	207	(14)
Acknowledgments	221	(2)
Index	223