Spies, Lies and the War on Terror

by Paul Todd, Patrick Fitzgerald, Jonathan Bloch

Book Overview

The advent of the War on Terror has seen intelligence agencies emerge out of the shadows to become major political players. 'Rendition', untrammelled surveillance, torture and detention without trial are now fast becoming the norm. Spies, Lies and the War on Terrortraces the transformation of intelligence from a tool for law enforcement to a means of avoiding the law - both national and international.

The new culture of victimhood in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842778307
• ISBN13: 9781842778302
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"