Fortress America: On the Front Lines of Homeland Security

by Matthew Brzezinski
Fortress America: On the Front Lines of Homeland Security
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6 ratings, 2.50 average rating, 2 reviews (more data...)
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published
September 27th 2005 (first published 2004) by Bantam Books

binding
Paperback, 272 pages

isbn
0553382535    (isbn13: 9780553382532)

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Heavily armed guards at the entrances to malls and restaurants. Citizens deemed “suspicious” taken away without formal charges or legal counsel. Would...more




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Will
10/29/08
Will rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0553803662)

Read in October, 2004
Although the author harbors strong political prejudices, try to overlook occasional eruptions and focus on what it worthwhile in the book. He looks at different aspects of security in the USA in each of ten chapters. It is interesting and eye-opening. This is not a must-read, but it is a nice to have. An index would have been nice. The major bits of info here are the emasculation of DHA aborning, the likelihood that a bio or chemical attack will have catastrophic effects on the economy, and that...more
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Eric
07/06/08
Eric rated it: 1 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0553803662)

Pointless fear-mongering about the ills of technology. The Nazi, Russian, East German, Cambodian, and Chinese secret police forces managed to have very effective intelligence collection methods without spy satellites or the internet.

The rise of a police state has much more to do with the social and political climates of the time than it does to do with the technology available.
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Fred
07/06/08
Fred marked it as to-read (review of isbn 0553803662)

bookshelves: to-read

Rob
05/31/07
Rob marked it as to-read (review of isbn 0553803662)

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