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Spies for hire : the secret world of intelligence outsourcing / Tim Shorrock.

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SHORROCK Tim

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008Description: 438 pISBN:

0743282248 (hbk) :

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Summary: The United States is said to be spending up to 70% of its intelligence budget on private contractors. This book explains how this came about, describes who's involved and what they do, and argues that the results highlight the lack of oversight and control currently exercised by the U.S. Congress.

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The United States is said to be spending up to 70% of its intelligence budget on private contractors. This book explains how this came about, describes who's involved and what they do, and argues that the results highlight the lack of oversight and control currently exercised by the U.S. Congress.

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