Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing

Now in paperback, and with a new, updated Afterword, this acclaimed investigative report is the first to expose the massive outsourcing of top-secret intelligence activities in the wake of 9/11.

- A major story the government doesn't want us to know about: Almost everything about the outsourcing of spying activities is classified. Shorrock lifts the veil off this disturb- ing story for the first time.

- Vital tasks outsourced: Running spy networks overseas, interrogating enemy prisoners, eavesdropping on phone calls, tracking al Qaeda operatives, analyzing intelligence-- these vital tasks, traditionally performed by government, are now being outsourced to companies answerable to investors rather than to Congress.

- Authoritative: Shorrock has spent four years researching this new phenomenon, drawing on interviews, government documents, and industry contacts. He takes readers inside the intelligence contracting industry, which is worth more than $50 billion a year.

Author: Tim Shorrock
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 05/26/2009
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780743282253
ISBN10: 0743282256
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage
- Business & Economics | Government & Business
- Political Science | International Relations | General

About the Author
Tim Shorrock is an independent investigative reporter who has been writing about the intersection of business and national security for more than twenty-five years. His work has appeared in The Nation, Harper's, Salon.com, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He lives in Tahoma, California.