Willful Neglect: The Dangerous Illusion of Homeland Security

by Charles S. Faddis

Book Overview

A top veteran CIA operative scrutinizes Homeland Security--with terrifying results***The Central Intelligence Agency's most respected former Middle East counterterrorism officer applies a critical lens to the state of America's Homeland Security system and asks, "Are we really any safer than we were on 9/11?" Have the vast new bureaucracies that have arisen and the billions spent translated into real protection? Or has complacency set in? His answer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599219069
• ISBN13: 9781599219066
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Simplistic and historical but not relevant. Its old news.

I expected insight from a "veteran top counterterrorism operative CIA". He points out failures from Pearl Harbor to current times and explains how terrorism could happen here based on historical events that were not terrorist related. He did talk about some failures of Homeland Security, but it was nothing new, especially for anyone who spent any time in the military or law enforcement. His observations didn't seem to be guided by his professional insight which made it a disappointment to read. Its old news and doesn't deserve an honorable mention during a terrorism conversation. I was disappointed.