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- Drone aircraft--Government policy--United States
- Electronic surveillance--United States
- Information technology--Political aspects
- Intelligence service--United States
- Leaks (Disclosure of information)--Political aspects--United States
- Official secrets--United States
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention
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Title Statement | Bottoms up and the devil laughs: a journey through the deep state / Kerry Howley. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Journey through the deep state |
Author | Howley, Kerry |
Publication | New York: Alfred A. Knopf,2023. |
Extent of Item | 233 pages ; |
ISBN | 9780525655497 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr06886142 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | "In Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs, acclaimed essayist and author Kerry Howley reveals the inner workings of the U.S. intelligence community, uncovering a shadow America more fascinating and more unsettling than one could imagine. At the heart of her narrative, which encompasses "American Taliban" John Walker Lind, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden, is a woman named Reality Winner. Reality becomes a crypto linguist for a government drone program, eavesdropping on private conversations until she hears information that she can no longer keep secret. Her decision to act on this knowledge leads to a disturbing series of events that ends with Winner sentenced to years in prison."-- |
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Drone aircraft--Government policy--United States | |
Electronic surveillance--United States | |
Information technology--Political aspects | |
Intelligence service--United States | |
Leaks (Disclosure of information)--Political aspects--United States | |
Official secrets--United States | |
Terrorism--Prevention--United States | |
Whistle blowing--United States | |
By Name | United StatesNational Security Agency/Central Security Service |