Bombs, Bugs, Drugs, and Thugs | Signed

Description: Welcome one and all to Peach Pie Paints. As you can see by our top-rated feedback, we work very hard to provide an excellent experience. If you have any questions or problems with any of our auctions, please contact us and we will be happy to quickly answer or clarify any questions or resolve any issues that arise. We hope you enjoy our shopping our items! Combine multiple items to receive consolidated invoicing and discounted bulk rate shipping via combined USPS Media Mail rate. An "experienced overseer of intelligence" maps out the future of American intelligence and security Recent years have seen numerous books about the looming threat posed to Western society by biological and chemical terrorism, by narcoterrorists, and by the unpredictable leaders of rogue nations. Some of these works have been alarmist. Some have been sensible and measured. But none has been by Loch Johnson. Johnson, author of the acclaimed Secret Agencies and "an experienced overseer of intelligence" (Foreign Affairs), here examines the present state and future challenges of American strategic intelligence. Written in his trademark style--dubbed "highly readable" by Publishers Weekly --and drawing on dozens of personal interviews and contacts, Johnson takes advantage of his insider access to explore how America today aspires to achieve nothing less than "global transparency," ferreting out information on potential dangers in every corner of the world. And yet the American security establishment, for all its formidable resources, technology, and networks, currently remains a loose federation of individual fortresses, rather than a well-integrated "community" of agencies working together to provide the President with accurate information on foreign threats and opportunities. Intelligence failure, like the misidentified Chinese embassy in Belgrade accidentally bombed by a NATO pilot, is the inevitable outcome when the nation's thirteen secret agencies steadfastly resist the need for central coordination. Ranging widely and boldly over such controversial topics as the intelligence role of the United Nations (which Johnson believes should be expanded) and whether assassination should be a part of America's foreign policy (an option he rejects for fear that the U.S. would then be cast not only as global policeman but also as global godfather), Loch K. Johnson here maps out a critical and prescriptive vision of the future of American intelligence. ================================= Other Notes & Disclaimers: • Quality: Please see the pictures for exact condition of each item, and feel free to ask any specific questions you may have. All items are as pictured and in great condition overall. However, I am not certified to provide grading so qualitative descriptions are strictly best estimates. All comics come bagged and boarded in Gemini mailers. All items have been stored in a smoke-free home. All pictures of each item are of the exact actual item we have for sale. We do not use stock photos. Each item is shown from as many angles as we feel appropriate to give you as good an idea of the condition as possible, including interior pictures to illustrate interior page quality when appropriate. • Payment: Payment is expected to be received within 24 hours of the end of an auction. If you cannot pay within that time, please contact us prior to bidding. • Shipping: All items are ready to ship within 24 hours of receiving payment. Domestic Shipping is via USPS from the Washington, D.C. area. Discounted combined shipping is available, so please combine in your cart and request an invoice prior to full purchase. All qualified books/comics will ship using reduced Media Mail rate. All books are shipped within rigid cardboard mailers or Gemini boxes for comics specifically designed to safely ship comic books and graphic novels. Where applicable, they are also shipped well-padded within a larger box. We will never ship in a cheap envelope as we cannot ensure against damage by the Post Office. Shipping includes both tracking and delivery confirmation. We also ship worldwide using eBay’s Global Shipping Program. International shipping is handled directly between eBay and the Buyer. • Returns: Returns are not accepted unless you feel an item was not as described or pictured. Buyer should notify us within 48 hours of receipt of item, and buyer will pay return shipping. Item must be received back to us in original condition within 14 days. • Special Requests: Message me to discuss breaking up full sets of items as individual purchases if you’d prefer not to buy as the combined pictured set. *Note, pictured sets include discounted prices vs breaking up sets.

Price: 9.69 USD

Location: Falls Church, Virginia

End Time: 2024-12-05T03:37:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD