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"Tells the story of a young British secret service officer, Katharine Gun, and her courageous decision to expose an illegal US-UK operation -- a covert plot to influence the UN vote that would have authorized the Iraq invasion"--Page 4 of cover.
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Politics and government, United States, Government policy, Biography, USA, National Security Agency, Presidential candidates, Intelligence service, Vereinte Nationen, Secret service, Wiretapping, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Legislators, Irakkrieg, United States. Congress. Senate, Iraq War, 2003-, Lobbyismus, United States Congress Senate, Intelligence service, united states, Intelligence service, great britain, Iraq war, 2003-2011People
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The spy who tried to stop a war: Katharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion
2019
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The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion
Aug 01, 2008, Brand: Polipoint Press, Polipoint Press, PoliPointPress
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0981576915 9780981576916
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The spy who tried to stop a war: Katharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion
2008, PoliPointPress
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Invitation to a conspiracy. Message sent
Message received
Four weeks that changed everything
Conscience meets Inspector Tintin
pt. 2. Fallout. Detour on the secret road to war
Outrage
Silence in Washington
Taiwan calling
pt. 3. The woman. Eight months in limbo
The third-culture kid
pt. 4. The legal case. The blonde who dropped the bombshell
Deportation revisited
The prosecution and the defense build a case
pt. 5. Aftermath. A historic collapse at the Old Bailey
Reaction, rebellion, and a crushing new revelation
An uncommon day in the House of Commons
Motivations, misdeeds, and tragic mistakes
Whistle-blowing : conscious and confrontation
A life interrupted.
Edition Notes
"Inspiration for the major motion picture Official secrets"--Cover.
Previously published by Polipoint Press in 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.
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