Philip H. Melanson

Secrecy Wars: National Security, Privacy, and the Public's Right to Know Philip H. Melanson

The public and the media are fascinated by U. S. government secrets, real and imagined, yet very few people know how the process of obtaining formerly secret documents works. Secrecy Wars is a look inside the American secrecy system as it is accessed through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act. With its perspective that of a political legal drama, this important new book will not only entertain and inform but also influence the legal, journalism, and political communities.