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The human factor : inside the CIA's dysfunctional intelligence culture /
American Presidents make decisions on war unaware that the human source intelligence provided by the CIA is often false or nonexistent. From Harry Truman during the Korean War to George Bush during the War on Terror, modern Presidents have faced their darkest moments as a result of poor intelligence...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Encounter Books,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | American Presidents make decisions on war unaware that the human source intelligence provided by the CIA is often false or nonexistent. From Harry Truman during the Korean War to George Bush during the War on Terror, modern Presidents have faced their darkest moments as a result of poor intelligence. The CIA has assured Congress and the President that intelligence programs in hostile areas of the world are thriving, when they simply do not exist. The CIA is a broken, Soviet-style bureaucracy with its own agenda: to consume federal funds, to expand within the United States, to feign activity, an. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 383 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-377) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594032745 1594032742 9781594033827 159403382X |