Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing

by Shorrock, Tim
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ISBN: 9780743282253
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Now in paperback, and with a new, updated Afterword, this acclaimed investigative report is the first to expose the massive outsourcing of top-secret intelligence activities in the wake of 9/11.

- A major story the government doesn't want us to know about: Almost everything about the outsourcing of spying activities is classified. Shorrock lifts the veil off this disturb- ing story for the first time.

- Vital tasks outsourced: Running spy networks overseas, interrogating enemy prisoners, eavesdropping on phone calls, tracking al Qaeda operatives, analyzing intelligence-- these vital tasks, traditionally performed by government, are now being outsourced to companies answerable to investors rather than to Congress.

- Authoritative: Shorrock has spent four years researching this new phenomenon, drawing on interviews, government documents, and industry contacts. He takes readers inside the intelligence contracting industry, which is worth more than $50 billion a year.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Shorrock, Tim
  • ISBN: 9780743282253
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 1.20
  • Number Of Pages: 464
  • Publication Year: 2009

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