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100 1 _aPHYTHIAN Mark
245 _aStill a matter of trust:
_bpost 9/11 British intelligence and political culture /
_cby Mark Phythian
260 _c2005
520 _aThe British public has a high degree of skepticism about the need for and value of its secret intelligence services. This has been fuelled by revelations of incompetence, wrong analysis, the extent of political manipulation, and infringements of civil liberties. Describes recent developments in the publics views of the secret services, noting the paradoxical role of such services in a liberal democracy. Ultimately secret agencies have to be taken on trust but citizens are well advised to treat them with caution.
650 _aBRITAIN
_xINTELLIGENCE SERVICES
650 _aBRITAIN
_xPUBLIC OPINION
773 _aInternational Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence :
_gVol. 18, No. 4, Winter 2005-2006, pp.653-681 (117)
945 _i19130-1001
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999 _c5143
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