Spies For Hire; The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing
New York, N.Y. Simon & Schuster, 2008. First Simon & Schuster Hardcover edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8], 439, [1] pages. Footnotes. Includes Prologue, Acknowledgments, Notes, and Index, as well as chapters on The Intelligence-Industrial Complex; Booz Allen Hamilton and "The Shadow IC"; A Short History of Intelligence Outsourcing; The CIA and the Sacrifice of Professionalism; The Role of the Pentagon; The NSA, 9/11, and the Business of Data Mining; Intelligence Disneyland; The Pure Plays; The Rise of the National Surveillance State; Conclusion: Ideology, Oversight, and the Costs of Secrecy. Tim Shorrock (born 1951) is an American writer and commentator on US foreign policy, US national security and intelligence, and East Asian politics. He has written articles for several magazines, including Harper's, Mother Jones, The Nation, and Salon. He also worked as a reporter in the Washington bureau of The Journal of Commerce. In a visit to Korea after the April Revolution, Tim witnessed South Korea's autocrat Syngman Rhee overthrown. He later said, "That was the first time in my life that I ever saw people rise up and throw out a dictator. I always remember the April uprising. That was a big influence on my life." More