false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466670m/179035.jpg 179035 1 After September 11th, longtime Bush friend and aide Clark Kent Ervin was hand-picked from the State Department to be the first Inspector General of the newly created Department of Homeland Securitycharged with making America safe again. Based on shocking first-hand experiences during his tenure and the disturbing developments since his departure, Open Target is Ervins explosive account of how little prepared we are today and how far we have to go to protect ourselves from future terrorist attacks. Ervin talks candidly for the first time about how he was pressured by top leaders to sugarcoat his findings and how his refusal to spin the truth and toe the party line ultimately led to his forced departure. He shows where we are today, laying out our nations biggest vulnerabilities, and offers solutions for a department in disarray. Ervins revealing page-turner includes: Behind locked doors conversations with top leaders who pressured him to put a positive spin on his negative findings The disturbing reality that air travelers are almost as unsafe today as they were on 9/11 and that nothing has been done to secure mass transit The gaping holes in border security that can allow terrorists to sneak into the country The flaws in port security that could spell nuclear disaster His stunning conclusion about the DHS and intelligence communitywhich means that it could be the last to know the next time theres a plot to attack us How wasteful spending impacts the effectiveness of the department and the security of the homeland. 172964 2 5 2006 Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack total:2|3:2| 2 6 5 0 3 0 false false Wed May 13 12:10:32 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:10:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 16 13:16:09 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 13:16:17 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 28 17:17:45 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 17:17:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Feb 22 15:27:51 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 15:27:56 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 13 12:59:59 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 15:36:35 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=179035