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Facts and fears : hard truths from a life in intelligence / James R. Clapper, with Trey Brown.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525558644 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Clapper, James R. (James Robert), 1941- Spies > Biography. Intelligence (Information) > United States. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 327.12730092 Clapp | 31681010101228 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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Clapper considers such controversial questions as, Is intelligence ethical? Is it moral to intercept communications or to photograph closed societies from orbit? What are the limits of what we should be allowed to do? What protections should we give to the private citizens of the world, not to mention our fellow Americans? Are there times when intelligence officers can lose credibility as unbiased reporters of hard truths by inserting themselves into policy decisions?
Facts and Fears offers a privileged look inside the U.S. intelligence community and, with the frankness and professionalism for which James Clapper is known, addresses some of the most difficult challenges in our nation's history.
