James Bamford Knihy

V tomto pozoruhodném díle investigativní žurnalistiky James Bamford odhaluje vnitřní fungování největší, nejtajnější a možná nejinvazivnější zpravodajské agentury v Americe. NSA dlouho unikala veřejné kontrole, ale The Puzzle Palace proniká do její rozsáhlé sítě moci a odhaluje lidi, kteří ji ovládají, často s šokujícím pohrdáním zákonem. S podrobnými informacemi o tajné roli NSA v katastrofě Korean Airlines, Iránském kontrabandu, první válce v Zálivu a dalších významných světových událostech 80. a 90. let, je to brilantní popis využití a zneužití technologické špionáže.

Examining the failures in intelligence that led to the 9/11 attacks, the book reveals how the Bush administration manipulated information to justify preemptive war. It offers unprecedented insights into undisclosed locations and the foundations of U.S. Middle East policy. This critical analysis is essential for readers interested in understanding the complexities of national security and the political machinations that shaped America's response to terrorism.

The NSA is the largest, most secretive and most powerful intelligence agency in the world. It dwarfs the CIA in budgets, manpower and influence. Using internal documents and interviews with NSA officials, this text offers details about the workings of the agency. It exposes the role the NSA played in many Soviet bloc Cold War conflicts and discusses its undercover involvement in the Vietnam War. Author, James Bamford, also looks at the technological advances that the NSA have employed since 1985 and brings to light the NSA's network of global surveillance ranging from on-line listening post to intelligence-gathering satellites. Bamford warns that the NSA is a double-edged sword, its eavesdropping offers the potential for tracking down terrorists and uncovering nuclear weapons deals, but it also has the capacity to listen in on global personal communications.

Behind the scenes at the National Security Agency, which is many times larger than the CIA and spends many billions more per year, is the most secret agency within the U.S. government.