By Dana Priest

By William M. Arkin

On Sale: Sep 11, 2012
Page Count: 368 pages
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN-13: 9780316182201

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The top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so enormous, so unwieldy, and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs or exactly how many agencies duplicate work being done elsewhere. The result is that the system put in place to keep the United States safe may be putting us in greater danger. In Top Secret America, award-winning reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin uncover the enormous size, shape, mission, and consequences of this invisible universe of over 1,300 government facilities in every state in America; nearly 2,000 outside companies used as contractors; and more than 850,000 people granted “Top Secret” security clearance.

A landmark exposé of a new, secret “Fourth Branch” of American government, Top Secret America is a tour de force of investigative reporting-and a book sure to spark national and international alarm.

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"A breathtaking investigative account of America's vast new secret world...An invaluable book."
Los Angeles Times
"Essential reading."
Cryptome
"Mind-boggling."
Washington Lawyer

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Dana Priest

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Dana Priest is an investigative reporter for the Washington Post. She has won numerous awards, including the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for public service for “The Other Walter Reed” and the 2006 Pulitzer for beat reporting for her work on CIA secret prisons and counterterrorism operations overseas. She is the author of The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military. William M. Arkin has been a columnist and reporter with the Washington Post since 1998. He has worked on the subject of government secrecy and national security affairs for more than 30 years. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books about the U.S. military and national security.

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William M. Arkin

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Dana Priest es una reportera de investigación del periódico Washington Post. Ha ganado numerosos premios, incluyendo el Premio Pulitzer por servicio público en 2008 por su cobertura sobre “The Other Walter Reed” (El Otro Walter Reed) y el Premio Pulitzer de reportera de fuente por su trabajo sobre las prisiones secretas de la CIA y las operaciones de contraterrorismo en el extranjero. Es la autora de The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military (La Misión: Librando Guerras y Manteniendo La Paz Con La Milicia Norteamericana).

William M. Arkin ha sido columnista y reportero del Washington Post desde 1998. Ha trabajado con asuntos de secreto gubernamental y seguridad nacional durante más de 30 años. Es el autor y co-autor de más de una docena de libros sobre las fuerzas militares de los Estados Unidos y seguridad nacional.

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