02646nam 2200577 450 991082526730332120230617011004.01-921825-69-3(CKB)3710000000113110(EBL)1887387(SSID)ssj0001325801(PQKBManifestationID)11706805(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001325801(PQKBWorkID)11516707(PQKB)10672908(OCoLC)882246140(MiAaPQ)EBC1887387(EXLCZ)99371000000011311020140528h20042010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAxis of deceit the extraordinary story of an Australian whistleblower /Andrew WilkieMelbourne, Victoria :Black Inc.,2004.©20101 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-9775949-6-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.COVER PAGE; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; TAKING A STAND; LIFE ON THE INSIDE; THE WORLD OF INTELLIGENCE; AN UNNECESSARY WAR; THE BIG LIE; BLAME GAME; PUBLIC DISSERVICE; INTELLIGENCE FAILURES; SILENCING DISSENT; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX: PUBLISHING AXIS OF DECEIT; GLOSSARY; NOTESIn the 2010 federal election, independent candidate Andrew Wilkie grabbed headlines after winning the seat of Denison, and with it a key role in deciding who would form the next government of Australia. Before he was a politician, however, Wilkie was Australia's most talked-about whistleblower.In March 2003, Wilkie resigned from Australia's peak intelligence agency in protest over the looming war in Iraq. He was the only serving intelligence officer from the 'coalition of the willing' - the US, the UK and Australia - to do so, and his dramatic move was reported throughout the world.Wilkie's acIraq War, 2003-2011CausesWhistle blowingAustraliaIntelligence officersAustraliaBiographyIntelligence serviceAustraliaAustraliaPolitics and government21st centuryIraq War, 2003-2011Causes.Whistle blowingIntelligence officersIntelligence service956.704431Wilkie Andrew1652279MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825267303321Axis of deceit4002833UNINA