Richard Stiennon

There Will Be Cyberwar

Author: Richard Stiennon
Genre: Nonfiction

There Will be Cyberwar had its genesis in a Master's dissertation at King's College London. It describes how the US military moved into network-centric war fighting with little forethought of cyber security.

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The Great American Family: A Story of Political Disenchantment

One day, a family approached Namou to write a story about their daughter, Dawn Hanna, who was accused of conspiring to broker telecommunication equipment to Iraq during the sanctions. Unbeknownst to Dawn and the jury which tried her, her co-conspirator was actually a CIA operative. The project was sponsored by the United States to listen in on Saddam and his men. Namou was drawn to this story and decided to write about it as a cautionary tale. Through the lens of a single case, she touches on a number of important issues that are robbing American families from living the American dream: a criminal justice system that is based on greed and profit; big lies that lead to wars, sanctions, terrorism and other costly consequences; a democracy that is based on double standards.

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