The Quest for Absolute Security
The Failed Relations Among U.S. Intelligence Agencies
By Athan Theoharis
(Ivan R. Dee Publisher, Hardcover, 9781566636971, 309pp.)
Publication Date: September 2007
Categories: Government - General, United States - 21st Century, Political Freedom & Security - Intelligence
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Description
The Kean Commission criticized U.S. intelligence for failing to anticipate the 9/11 terrorist attacks, based on the premise of absolute security. However, says distinguished historian Theoharis, absolute security is an illusory quest that is certain to nurture disappointment--and worse.
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