{"product_id":"open-secrets-by-new-york-times-staff-9780802145765","title":"Open Secrets","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe controversial anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks made headlines around the world when it released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. government documents in 2010. Allowed advance access, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e sorted, searched, and analyzed these secret archives, placed them in context, and played a crucial role in breaking the WikiLeaks story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpen Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential collection of the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e's expert reporting and analysis, as well as the definitive chronicle of the documents' release and the controversy that ensued. An introduction by \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e executive editor, Bill Keller, details the paper's cloak-and-dagger relationship with a difficult source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtended profiles of Assange and Bradley Manning, the Army private suspected of being his source, offer keen insight into the main players. Collected news stories provide a broad and deep view into Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the messy challenges facing American power in Europe, Russia, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are editorials by the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, opinion columns by Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, and others, and original essays on what the fracas has revealed about American diplomacy and government security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpen Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e also contains a fascinating selection of original cables and war logs, offering an unvarnished look at diplomacy in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536872030444,"sku":"9780802145765","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/dab373f7e5195a5a71b6c10a41d55eac.jpg?v=1776903908","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/open-secrets-by-new-york-times-staff-9780802145765","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}