State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
| Company type | Book |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | January 3, 2006 |
| Founder | James Risen |
| Products | Non-fiction book |
State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration is a documentary critique authored by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen of The New York Times, released on January 3, 2006.
Within this work, Risen discloses that a 2004 mistake by the CIA compromised nearly all operatives inside Iran when an encrypted communication was mistakenly sent to an Iranian double agent, resulting in multiple arrests and uncertain outcomes for several spies. He further contends that the Bush Administration played a role in transforming Afghanistan into a "narco-state" responsible for approximately 80% of global heroin production.
Risen faced subpoenas on two occasions—initially during the George W. Bush administration and later under the Barack Obama administration—to disclose his confidential sources, but he declined both times. In 2011, ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Alexander Sterling was indicted for allegedly leaking classified details about Iran’s nuclear activities to Risen. Sterling was found guilty and served a two-year sentence, consistently asserting his innocence.
See also
- COINTELPRO – FBI program targeting political dissidents within the United States through counterintelligence measures
- ECHELON – an international signals intelligence system managed by the UKUSA alliance, intercepting communications worldwide
- Carnivore – FBI technology designed to monitor e-mail and internet traffic via proxy servers installed at Internet Service Providers
- CALEA – legislation requiring telecommunications providers to assist lawful interception of communications
- Operation Mockingbird – purported CIA initiative aimed at manipulating domestic and international news outlets
External links
- Fallout: The true story of CIA's Secret War on Nuclear Trafficking, NPR book review
- 2006 non-fiction books
- American history books
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) books
- Books about the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Books on anti-terrorism policy of the United States
- Books about the War on Terror
- Books about George W. Bush
- Non-fiction books about the Central Intelligence Agency
- Books about the September 11 attacks