Paul Todd Bücher

Traces the transformation of intelligence from a tool for law enforcement to a means of avoiding the law - both national and international. This book argues that the bureaucracy and narrow political goals surrounding intelligence actually have the potential to increase the terrorist threat.

This fascinating exploration of secret service and intelligence agencies throughout the world details the new roles they have found for themselves as they target rogue states, terrorism, and the drug war. It shows how ultramodern technologies have increased their power to spy abroad and eavesdrop at home. It also exposes the unsolved contradiction between the world of these secretive, unaccountable agencies and the requirements of a free, democratic society.