Secret power : New Zealand's role in the international spy network

Hager leads us on one civilian's investigation of one of the fundamental systems within the ever expanding global eavesdropping syndicate, in this case hatched by the paranoid freaks of the UKUSA intelligence alliance. 1984 -- Hooked Up To The Spy Network : The Ukusa System -- The Power Of The Dictionary : Inside Echelon -- Fighting The Cold War : The Role Of Ukusa -- The Gcsb, Anzus And A Nuclear-free New Zealand -- Behind Closed Doors : What Happens Inside The Gcsb -- The Organisation : Secret Structures Of The Gcsb -- Secret Squirrels : Who Runs The Gcsb? -- Station Nzc-332 : Electronic Eavesdropping From Tangimoana -- Under The Radome : What Happens At Waihopai -- The Facts In The Filofax : Military Signals Intelligence Missions -- What Are The Secrets? The Intelligence Product -- Who Watches The Watchers? Overseeing The Intelligence Agencies -- Leaving The Intelligence Alliance. Nicky Hager. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. “The most detailed and up-to-date account of the work of any signals intelligence agency in existence... a masterpiece of investigative reporting.” The book contains the first detailed account of the world-wide electronic surveillance system called Echelon, which is used to spy on international communications including e-mails and phone calls. These revelations have been repeated in hundreds of articles, documentaries and movies, and prompted for a year-long European parliament inquiry. The book gives an inside look at New Zealand’s largest intelligence agency and its part in a US-British-Canadian-Australia-New Zealand intelligence alliance, information that helps us understand the workings of all five allied agencies. — Author