| Description |
1 online resource |
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Cover page; title page; copyright page; dedication; contents; preface; introduction; taking a stand; life on the inside; the world of intelligence; an unnecessary war; the big lie; blame game; public disservice; intelligence failures; silencing dissent; epilogue; appendix: publishing axis of deceit; glossary; notes |
| Summary |
In the 2010 federal election, independent candidate Andrew Wilkie grabbed headlines after winning the seat of Denison, and with it a key role in deciding who would form the next government of Australia. Before he was a politician, however, Wilkie was Australia's most talked-about whistleblower. In March 2003, Wilkie resigned from Australia's peak intelligence agency in protest over the looming war in Iraq. He was the only serving intelligence officer from the 'coalition of the willing' - the US, the UK and Australia - to do so, and his dramatic move was reported throughout the world. Wilkie's ac |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2018) |
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Wilkie, Andrew.
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Wilkie, Andrew fast |
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Australia. Office of National Assessments.
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Australia. Office of National Assessments fast |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Causes
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Whistle blowing -- Australia
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Intelligence officers -- Australia -- Biography
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Intelligence service -- Australia
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Weapons of mass destruction -- Iraq
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Intelligence officers
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Intelligence service
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Politics and government
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War -- Causes
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Weapons of mass destruction
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Whistle blowing
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Australia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Australia
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Iraq
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Personal narratives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781921825699 |
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1921825693 |
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