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

• Autore: Wilkie Andrew
• 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
• ISBN: 1-921825-69-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825267303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II