Secrets
Author | : Angus MacKenzie |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1999-04-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0520219554 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780520219557 |
Rating | : 4/5 (557 Downloads) |
Download or read book Secrets written by Angus MacKenzie and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-04-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eye-opening expose, the result of fifteen years of investigative work, uncovers the CIA's systematic efforts over several decades to suppress and censor information. Angus Mackenzie, an award-winning yournalist, filed and won a lawsuit against the CIA under the Freedom of Information Act, and in the process became an expert on government censorship and domestic spying. Mackenzie lays bare a complex narrative of intrigue among federal agencies and their senior staff, including the Department of Defense, the executive branch, and the CIA. From cover-ups and secrecy oaths, to scandals over leaks and exposure, to the government's often insidious attempts to monitor and control public access to information, Mackenzie tracks the evolution of a policy of suppression, repression, spying, and harassment.