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Loading... The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on…by James Bamford
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A look at domestic spying.  oaechief | Sep 20, 2009 |  A fairly interesting look at the NSA, which Bamford has written about in several other books. It bogged down in the middle when he is describing some of the technology. I found it interesting that the NSA can listen in on phone conversations in Yemen. At the same time it was a little unnerving to read about the vast effrot put into vacuuming of phone converstions, emails...LT book reviews. With that in mind, "You guys at NSA are doing a great job." (  ) LamSon | May 12, 2009 | Long story short: yes, the NSA is reading all your e-mail and web surfing habit. (  ) evansthompson | Mar 24, 2009 | comprehensive review of national security before and since 9/11 meroof30 | Jan 27, 2009 | Bamford provides a lot of detail in his description of what the NSA has been doing since September 11, 2001. He seems to stumble, however, every time he tries to draw any narrative threads or conclusions from his research. Fortunately, he provides end notes and an index. Although I don't feel as if I've been greatly informed, I have a feeling that I'll go back to this book to contextualize bits of information I pick up elsewhere. I'm sure there aren't many other books with as many specifics, even if there are others that are more astute about the greater meanings. ( ) Dystopos | Jan 12, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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James Bamford exposed the existence of the top-secret National Security Agency in the bestselling The Puzzle Palace and continued to probe into its workings in his follow-up bestseller, Body of Secrets. Now Bamford discloses inside, often shocking information about the transformation of the NSA in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 2001.
In THE SHADOW FACTORY, Bamford shows how the NSA’s failure to detect the presence of two of the 9/11 hijackers inside the United States led the NSA to abandon its long-held policy of spying only on enemies outside the country. Instead, after 9/11 it turned its almost limitless ability to listen in on friend and foe alike over to the Bush Administration to use as a weapon in the war on terror. With unrivaled access to sources and documents, Bamford details how the agency has conducted domestic surveillance without court approval, and he frames it in the context of the NSA’s ongoing hunt for information about today’s elusive enemies.
THE SHADOW FACTORY is a riveting read for anyone concerned about civil liberties and America’s security in the post-9/11 world.
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