Contents:The roots of the problem -- Setting scores:the politics of tit for tat -- Preventive detention and protective custody-same old story? -- Presidential ambitions and national security -- Foreign forces behind nkrumah's overthrow -- The intellectual factor -- The tribal problem and national security -- Subverting military hierarchy -- Security problem of the june 4 revolt -- Lawlessness and civil liberties -- Political expediency and good governance -- Foreign policy and national security -- Regime security versus national security -- Crime and security -- Operating the national security law -- Dilemma over judge 'murders -- The PNDC power blocs -- The drugs cabal at work -- Au revoir to narcotics:goodbye blue house -- Captive leaders -- The presidency -- The way forward -- Reconciliation and national unity National security