RT Book T1 Playing to the edge: American intelligence in the age of terror A1 Hayden, Michael V. 1945- LA English PP New York PB Penguin Press YR 2016 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1618983423 AB "An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, from the only person ever to helm both the CIA and the NSA, at a time of heinous new threats and momentous change For General Michael Hayden, playing to the edge means playing so close to the line that you get chalk dust on your cleats. Otherwise, by playing back, you may protect yourself, but you will be less successful in protecting America. "Play to the edge" was Hayden's guiding principle when he ran the National Security Agency, and it remained so when he ran the CIA. In his view, many shortsighted and uninformed people are quick to criticize, and this book will give them much to chew on but little easy comfort. It is an unapologetic insider's look told from the perspective of the people who faced awesome responsibilities head on, in the moment. How did American intelligence respond to terrorism, a major war, and the most sweeping technological revolution in the last five hundred years? What was the NSA before 9/11 and how did it change in its aftermath? Why did the NSA begin the controversial terrorist surveillance program that included the acquisition of domestic phone records? What else was set in motion during this period that formed the backdrop for the infamous Snowden revelations in 2013? "-- AB "An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, from the only person ever to helm both the CIA and the NSA, at a time of heinous new threats and momentous change For General Michael Hayden, playing to the edge means playing so close to the line that you get chalk dust on your cleats. Otherwise, by playing back, you may protect yourself, but you will be less successful in protecting America. "Play to the edge" was Hayden's guiding principle when he ran the National Security Agency, and it remained so when he ran the CIA. In his view, many shortsighted and uninformed people are quick to criticize, and this book will give them much to chew on but little easy comfort. It is an unapologetic insider's look told from the perspective of the people who faced awesome responsibilities head on, in the moment. How did American intelligence respond to terrorism, a major war, and the most sweeping technological revolution in the last five hundred years? What was the NSA before 9/11 and how did it change in its aftermath? Why did the NSA begin the controversial terrorist surveillance program that included the acquisition of domestic phone records? What else was set in motion during this period that formed the backdrop for the infamous Snowden revelations in 2013? "-- CN JK468.I6 SN 9781594206566 K1 United States / Central Intelligence Agency : Biography : Officials and employees K1 United States / National Security Agency : Biography : Officials and employees : United States / Central Intelligence Agency : United States / National Security Agency K1 United States : Central Intelligence Agency K1 United States : National Security Agency K1 War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 K1 Extraordinary rendition : History : 21st century : United States K1 Intelligence service : History : 21st century : United States K1 National Security : History : 21st century : United States K1 Electronic Surveillance : United States K1 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Intelligence K1 HISTORY / United States / 21st Century K1 Intelligence service K1 National Security K1 Intelligence service : United States K1 National Security : United States K1 United States : Politics and government : 2001-2009 : United States : Autobiographies K1 USA : Geheimdienst