Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs, and Operations in the 9/11 World (2005) By William M. Arkin
 
The war on terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to a secrecy explosion. In the 9/11 world U.S. military and intelligence organizations have created secret plans, programs, and operations at a frenzied pace, each with their own code name. In a perfect world, all of this secrecy would be to protect legitimate secrets from prying foreign eyes, but instead its intention often appears to be to ensure that politically important information that ought to be in the public domain remains concealed - unreported by the press and shielded from the scrutiny of the American electorate.

From "Able Ally" to "Zodiac Beauchamp," Code Names identifies more than 3,000 code names and details the plans and missions for which they stand. Among other things, this book will help readers gain a clearer picture of the political and diplomatic machinations that underpin the global counterinsurgency campaign that is the "war on terrorism" and help reveal to American citizens initiatives and strategies being implemented around the globe by their leaders in their name.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
607 pages 
In Good Condition