عنوان

Denial and deception

(Number (ISBN

1560256494

Number

88-1624

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Denial and deception

Other Title Information

: an insider's view of the CIA from Iran-contra to 9/11

First Statement of Responsibility

/ Melissa Boyle Mahle.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Nation Books

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

, c2004.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 403 p.

Dimensions

; 29 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-394) and index.

Text of Note

September 11, 2001. Intelligence failure -- The Webster years (May 26, 1987-August 31, 1991). Iran-Contra legacy ; Directorate of operations ; Setting new standards -- The Gates years (November 6, 1991-January 20, 1993). Confirmation of an insider ; A new vision ; Rethinking covert action ; The directorate of intelligence ; Post-Cold War convulsions -- The Woolsey years (February 5, 1993-January 10, 1995). The technocrat and the new world order ; New directions ; Adrich Ames ; Doing less with less ; Woolsey's undoing -- The Deutch years (May 10, 1995-December 15, 1996). The reluctant spy ; Politically correct espionage ; Al-Qa'ida dawns ; Mission alignment ; Unethical spies ; Turf and policy battles ; The CIA bites back -- The Tenet years (July 11, 1997-July 11, 2004). A pleasant surprise ; War on terrorism ; The dark side ; Help wanted ; Failure ; Out of the foxhole -- The years ahead. Epilogue.

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United States.

Intelligence service - United States.

Class number

Book number

Mahle, Melissa Boyle.

Date of Transaction

20090923090459.0

BL

129675

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