The Puzzle Palace: Inside America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization

Author: James Bamford

Describes and assesses the activities of the National Security Agency, the nation's most secret government agency--established in secrecy, many times larger than the CIA, and in control of a huge budget and a vast technology.

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In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America's largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long eluded public scrutiny, but The Puzzle Palace penetrates its vast network of power and unmasks the people who control it, often with shocking disregard for the law. With detailed information on the NSA's secret role in the Korean Airlines disaster, Iran-Contra, the first Gulf War, and other major world events of the 80s and 90s, this is a brilliant account of the use and abuse of technological espionage.

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James Bamford has been a professional in the information technology industry since 1978. Mr. Bamford's exposure to CRM began in 1998. He has managed multiple projects and engagements using several CRM products throughout the past nine years. James has been certified as a PMP from PMI, and has over fourteen years of project management consulting experience with IBM, Cap Gemini America, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Siebel Systems, Rapidigm, and his current employer. His project management experience covers multiple industries such as Public Sector, Insurance, Manufacturing, Transportation, Financial,

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From the Korean Airlines Incident to the Iran-Contra Affair to the Gulf War-New Details on the Nsa's Secret Role In this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America's largest, most secretive, and potentially most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has long eluded public scrutiny, but The Puzzle Palace penetrates its vast network of power and unmasks the people who control it, often with shocking disregard for the law. Now extensively revised and updated to include information on the NSA's secret role in the Korean Airlines disaster, Iran-Contra, the Gulf War, and other major world events of the 1980s and 1990s, this is a brilliant account of the use and abuse of technological espionage.