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Titolo |
Spooked : the truth about intelligence in Australia / / edited by Daniel Baldino |
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Sydney : , : NewSouth, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-74224-163-8 |
1-74224-664-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 323 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Espionage - Australia |
Intelligence service - Australia |
National security - Australia |
Secret service - Australia |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. 'Islamo-Fascism' - The Shape of Future Conflict? -- 2. Because They Hate Us -- 3. Fear and Loathing: The Threat of Asylum Seekers and Terrorism -- 4. Cyber-Terrorism: The Phantom Menace -- 5. The Mainstreaming of Executive-Directed Killings, or: How the World Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Drone -- 6. Bigger Budgets = Better Intelligence? -- 7. Telling the Truth About Torture -- 8. Wikileaks: Information Messiah or Global Terrorist? -- 9. Security Without Secrecy? Counter-Terrorism, ASIO and Access to Information -- 10. Power Without Responsibility? -- 11. Politicising Intelligence: Intelligence Failures and Politics. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With contributions from a number of prominent intelligence, security, and legal experts such as Michael Mori, Ben Saul, Anne Aly, and Peter Leahy, this examination lays bare the facts about spying and security in post-9/11 Australia. Compelling chapters cut through the panic and fear-mongering to ask hard questions such as Is the Australian Security Intelligence Organization unaccountable? Is the money spent on security reaping dividends? Is cyber-terrorism an urgent threat? Is WikiLeaks good for human rights? and Is privacy being traded for a |
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false sense of security? Spooked untangles the half-truths, conspiracy theories, and controversies about the “war on terror” and proves a welcome antidote to misinformation and alarm. |
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