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Axis of deceit : the extraordinary story of an Australian whistleblower / / Andrew Wilkie



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Autore: Wilkie Andrew Visualizza persona
Titolo: Axis of deceit : the extraordinary story of an Australian whistleblower / / Andrew Wilkie Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Melbourne, Victoria : , : Black Inc., , 2004
©2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
Disciplina: 956.704431
Soggetto topico: Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Causes
Whistle blowing - Australia
Intelligence officers - Australia
Intelligence service - Australia
Soggetto geografico: Australia Politics and government 21st century
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; NOTES
Sommario/riassunto: In 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 ac
Titolo autorizzato: Axis of deceit  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-921825-69-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786432903321
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