The epic, disturbing story of how the FBI is America's real secret service. "Such creatures of passion, disloyalty, and anarchy must be crushed out. The hand of our power should close over them at once". (President Woodrow Wilson, 1919). The United States is a country founded on the ideals of democr[...]

A New York Times reporter offers a powerful indictment of the CIA and its intelligence-gathering capabilities as he traces the history of the organization from the end of World War II to Iraq, in a study that condemns the CIA for its record, its inability to understand world affairs, the violence it[...]

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"Fast-paced, fair-minded, and fascinating, Tim Weiner's "Enemies" turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as today's headlines."--Jeffrey Toobin, author [...]

Yhdysvaltain liittovaltion poliisi FBI perustettiin vuonna 1908 lainvalvontaelimeksi. Pian se muuttui presidenttien poliittisia käskyjä noudattavaksi tiedustelupalveluksi, joka harjoitti laitonta salakuuntelua, vakoilua ja valvontaa. Kohteina olivat niin amerikkalaiset radikaalit, vieraiden valtoj[...]