FROM THE PUBLISHER

Bill Gertz, bestselling author and acclaimed defense and national security reporter, uses his unparalleled access to America's intelligence systems to examine how our nation's security is compromised by outdated bureaucracies and timid politics. Full of insider scoops and classified materials that tell the frightening truth about the FBI and the CIA. Breakdown is an incredibly gripping exposé unlike any other-unabashedly courageous, decidedly frank, and unafraid to lay blame where it is due.

Author Biography:

SYNOPSIS

Gertz, a defense and national security reporter for The Washington Times, examines how America's security was compromised by outdated bureaucracies and timid politics and shows how it could happen again. In this updated edition, he takes into account developments that occurred after the publication of the first edition, such as the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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New York Times

Chilling...[Gertz] stokes the public's demand for a more rigorous intelligence apparatus.

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