Facts and fears : hard truths from a life in intelligence / James R. Clapper with Trey Brown.

Facts and fears : hard truths from a life in intelligence / James R. Clapper with Trey Brown.

Alternate Title
Hard truths from a life in intelligence

By
Clapper, James R. (James Robert), 1941-

Publication Date
2018

Publication Information
New York : Viking,

Physical Description
424 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., portraits, photos.

Subject Term
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
 
Intelligence service -- United States.
 
National security -- United States.

Additional Contributors
Brown, Trey (Speechwriter)

Bibliography Note
Includes glossary of abbreviations and index.

Summary
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.

Language
English

ISBN
9780525558644


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction327.1273 C53Checked In
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction327.1273 C53Checked In