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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100525558640
ISBN-139780525558644
eBay Product ID (ePID)240003135
Product Key Features
Book TitleFacts and Fears : Hard Truths from Alife in Intelligence
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicIntelligence & Espionage, United States / 21st Century, Political, Security (National & International)
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJames R. Clapper Jr.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight24.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-023679
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"James Clapper has written the best book on intelligence in a generation. . . . At a critical time in our nation, [Clapper] offers a crucial insight into the threat we face. . . . His great sense of humor also makes the book a pleasure to read." -- Brookings "James Clapper might just be the nation's most experienced intelligence officer ever. . . . Facts and Fears does more than simply tell Clapper's own story. . . . Instead, he's written a book that stands with the likes of Robert Gates' first memoir, From the Shadows . . . . Clapper's book tells the first, thoughtful, in-depth history of the rise of the American intelligence community as a semi-united entity. . . . Readers of this memoir will find a more complex and nuanced portrait than they might expect. The James Clapper who comes across in the book possesses a self-deprecating charm and a wry sense of humor. . . . Every chapter of the book offers hard-earned lessons for our modern moment." -- Wired
Dewey Decimal327.12730092 B
SynopsisClapper traces his career through five decades of national intelligence operations, the growing threat of cyberattacks, his relationships with Presidents and Congress, and the truth about Russia's role in the presidential election. He describes, in the wake of Snowden and WikiLeaks, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and to push back against the suspicion that Americans private lives are subject to surveillance., New York Times bestseller The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director of national intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the 2016 U.S. election campaign. In Facts and Fears , Clapper traces his career through the growing threat of cyberattacks, his relationships with presidents and Congress, and the truth about Russia's role in the presidential election. He describes, in the wake of Snowden and WikiLeaks, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and to push back against the suspicion that Americans' private lives are subject to surveillance. Finally, it was living through Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and seeing how the foundations of American democracy were--and continue to be--undermined by a foreign power that led him to break with his instincts honed through more than five decades in the intelligence profession to share his inside experience. Clapper considers such controversial questions as, Is intelligence ethical? Is it moral to intercept communications or to photograph closed societies from orbit? What are the limits of what we should be allowed to do? What protections should we give to the private citizens of the world, not to mention our fellow Americans? Are there times when intelligence officers can lose credibility as unbiased reporters of hard truths by inserting themselves into policy decisions? Facts and Fears offers a privileged look inside the U.S. intelligence community and, with the frankness and professionalism for which James Clapper is known, addresses some of the most difficult challenges in our nation's history.
LC Classification NumberJK468.I6C52 2018
As told toBrown, Trey
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- 12. Jun. 2018
Fascism on the rise
This book shows that US democracy is very fragile and needs to be protected by its citizens! Unfortunately Trump is destroying this great country and its very foundation day by day by his insane actionsBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 05. Jun. 2018
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Excellent book so far on an excellent topic.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 13. Mai. 2019
Great.
If you want the facts on America's Intelligence Operations, this is a must read. Mr. Clapper delivers the facts, free from any political bias.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
