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Facts and fears : hard truths from a life in intelligence
Title:
Facts and fears : hard truths from a life in intelligence
Author:
Clapper, James R. (James Robert), 1941- author.
ISBN:
9780525558644
Publication Information:
New York, New York :

Viking,

[2018?]

©2018
Physical Description:
424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes glossary of abbreviations and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Beyond their wildest imagination -- Born into the intelligence business -- Command and controversy -- The peace dividend -- 9/11 and return to service -- The second most thankless job in Washington -- Benghazi -- Consumed by money -- Snowden -- Not a diplomat -- Unpredictable instability -- The election -- Facts and fears.
Abstract:
In "Facts and Fears" 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.
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