Democracy in the dark, the seduction of government secrecy, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr
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Democracy in the dark, the seduction of government secrecy, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Democracy in the dark
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
903693044
Responsibility statement
Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr
Sub title
the seduction of government secrecy
Summary
"From Dick Cheney's man-sized safe to NSA's massive intelligence gathering, secrecy has captured the American government's modus operandi better than the ideals of the Constitution. In this important new book, Fritz Schwarz, who was chief counsel to the U.S. Church Committee on Intelligence-which uncovered CIA plots to assassinate world leaders, including Fidel Castro's exploding cigar-uses examples ranging from the dropping of the first Atomic bomb, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to Iran Contra and 9/11 to illuminate this central question: How much secrecy does good governance require? Schwarz argues that while some control of information is necessary, governments tend to fall prey to a culture of secrecy that is ultimately not just hazardous to democracy but antithetical to it. This historical survey provides the essential context to understand recent cases from Chelsea Manning to Edward Snowden. Democracy in the Dark is a natural companion to Schwarz's Unchecked and Unbalanced, co-written with Aziz Huq, which plumbed the power of the executive branch-a power that often depends on and derives from the use of secrecy. "--, Provided by publisher
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- Freedom of information -- United States
- LAW / Public
- Official secrets -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- Intelligence service + Law and legislation -- United States
- Electronic books
- Freedom of information
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage
- United States
- Intelligence service + Law and legislation
- LAW / Constitutional
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- Official secrets
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- Freedom of information -- United States
- LAW / Public
- Official secrets -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
- Intelligence service + Law and legislation -- United States
- Electronic books
- Freedom of information
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage
- United States
- Intelligence service + Law and legislation
- LAW / Constitutional
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- Official secrets
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