Bibliograph

Insanity defense, why our failure to confront hard national security problems makes us less safe, Jane Harman

Type

Label

Insanity defense, why our failure to confront hard national security problems makes us less safe, Jane Harman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Insanity defense

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1236897967

Responsibility statement

Jane Harman

Sub title

why our failure to confront hard national security problems makes us less safe

Summary

"Insanity Defense is an insider's account of America's ineffectual approach to some of the hardest defense and intelligence issues in the three decades since the Cold War ended"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : insanity defense -- Paying the price for over-militarizing security -- The threats keep evolving and we're still unprepared -- Power over truth corrupts intelligence -- Stumbling through the fog of law on captured terrorists -- Pitting liberty against security (Ben Franklin was right) -- Presidential power unchecked and unbalanced -- The incredible shrinking Congress

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