Watchers : The Rise of America's Surveillance State

by Harris, Shane (Author)

• ISBN13: 9781594202452
• ISBN10: 1594202451
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-18
• Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The

Summary

Using exclusive access to key insiders, Harris charts the rise of America's surveillance state over the past 25 years and highlights a dangerous paradox: The government's strategy has made it harder to catch terrorists and easier to spy on civilians.

Author Biography

Shane Harris writes about electronic surveillance, intelligence, and counterterrorism for National Journal in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Prologue	p. 9
First Strike	p. 15
Knowledge is Power	p. 27
And he shall Purify	p. 36
Unodir	p. 50
A Constant tension	p. 71
The Genoa Project	p. 81
The next Generation	p. 95
The China Experiment	p. 104
Able Danger	p. 115
"You Guys Will Go to Jail"	p. 129
Echo	p. 139
A New Manhattan Project	p. 144
The Bag	p. 155
All Hands on Deck	p. 172
Call to Arms	p. 184
Feed the Bag	p. 199
Ships Passing in the Night	p. 210
Full Steam Ahead	p. 214
The Unraveling	p. 230
Going Black	p. 236
Basketball	p. 251
Resurrection	p. 254
The Breakthrough	p. 264
Exposed	p. 271
Reasonable Beliefs	p. 282
Betrayal	p. 290
Bojinka II	p. 302
Inherit the Winds	p. 325
Ascension	p. 322
Renegade	p. 344
Epilogue	p. 357
Acknowledgments	p. 367
Notes	p. 369
Index	p. 403
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