About the Author

Trevor Paglen is an expert on clandestine military installations and a widely exhibited artist and photographer. A.C. Thompson is a winner of a 2005 George Polk Award, whose reportage helped lead to the exoneration of two innocent men who'd been wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Reviews

"'We don't kick the shit out of them, we send them to other countries so they can get the shit kicked out of them.' US official involved in CIA renditions 'Exhilarating... Paglen and Thompson provide a comprehensive look at the ways the CIA hides its operations, and at the brave citizens who have cracked its codes. It paints a mysterious and frightening picture.' Time Out Chicago"