Homeland insecurity : how Washington politicians have made America less safe / Terry D. Turchie, Kathleen M. Puckett.

The authors "sound the alarm in this book, to bring to light the critical damage that over three decades of the exercise of unfettered political power has had on the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- the FBI -- in ensuring transparency in government, the pre-eminence of the rule of law,...

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Main Author: Turchie, Terry D.
Other Authors: Puckett, Kathleen M.
Language:English
Published: Palisades, N.Y. : History Pub. Co., [2008], ©2008.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation > History.
Internal security > United States > History > 20th century.
Political corruption > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
Physical Description:xiii, 313 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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The authors "sound the alarm in this book, to bring to light the critical damage that over three decades of the exercise of unfettered political power has had on the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- the FBI -- in ensuring transparency in government, the pre-eminence of the rule of law, and the guardianship of civil liberties. It all began with Watergate." -- p. vii-viii.
Call Number:HV8144.F43 T87 2008
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781933909332 (alk. paper)
1933909331