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Enemies: How America's Foes Steal Our Vital Secrets – And How We Let It Happen

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Enemies: How America's Foes Steal Our Vital Secrets – And How We Let It Happen
AuthorBill Gertz
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States Politics
Terrorism
Genrenon-fiction
PublisherThree Rivers Press
Publication date
19 September 2006
Publication placeUnited States
Pages304
ISBN978-0-307-33806-8

Enemies: How America's Foes Steal Our Vital Secrets – And How We Let It Happen is a 2006 book by Bill Gertz. In this book, Gertz brings to light instances where national security had been damaged by negligence and incompetence. Gertz makes the claim that more high-level attention is needed, as well as more resources, better leadership and proactive programs.[1]

Background

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Enemies is a 2006 book by Bill Gertz. Gertz argues that the US has allowed itself to be penetrated by China, Russia and Cuba - and nominally friendly nations[2][3] - due to negligence. Gertz reports on intelligence gathering in America by China, Cuba and North Korea.[4]

Content

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The following topics are discussed in the book:[5]

Critical reception

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This book is a national and New York Times Bestseller.[7] The FBI General Overviews 2000s A-G favorably reviewed the book.[8]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Sorry". Efollett.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. ^ "Enemies by Bill Gertz - Book - eBook". Random House. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  4. ^ "Information Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office". Taipei.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  5. ^ "The Gertz File". The Gertz File. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  6. ^ "True Deceiver: How a Castro Spy Wrote the Pentagon's Playbook on Cuba - Foreign and Defense Policy". AEI. 2007-05-16. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  7. ^ "Biographical sketch". Gertzfile.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  8. ^ "FBI review". Intelit.muskingum.edu. October 2012.[permanent dead link]
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