2006, ISBN: 9781842778265

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: ZED BOOKS], - The book at the centre of the latest Osama bin Laden media storm - Substantial new material on Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Guantanamo Bay, Cub… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: ZED BOOKS], - The book at the centre of the latest Osama bin Laden media storm - Substantial new material on Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Venezuela - An enthralling read which draws on the author's experiences in the State Department Rogue State and its author came to sudden international attention when Osama Bin Laden quoted the book publicly in January 2006, propelling the book to the top of the bestseller charts in a matter of hours. Bin Laden's quote began: 'And if Bush decides to carry on with his lies and oppression, then it would be useful for you to read the book 'Rogue State...' (Washington Post, January 2006) This new book is a revised and updated version of the edition Bin Laden referred to in his address. WHAT READERS SAY 'After reading Rogue State, it is impossible to hang fast to the comforting illusion that the 'American Way' is some kind of enlightenment' - Will Self, New Statesman 'Rogue State is a book of charges to be tied to a paving stone and thrown at the men in Washington' - Independent on Sunday 'Bill Blum came by his book title easily. He simply tested America by the same standards we use to judge other countries. The result is a bill of wrongs' - Sam Smith, Editor, 'The Progressive Review', Washington, DC 'Blum demonstrates how US policy, under the banners of freedom and human rights, has led to barbarous criminal acts, how the world's 'force for peace' has acted in the most bellicose form. An eye-opener for students of national security policy." - Saul Landau, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC. 'Bravo! A vivid, well-aimed critique of the evils of US global interventionism, a superb antidote to officialdom's lies and propaganda." - Michael Parenti, author of 'History as Mystery' and 'To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia' CONTENTS Introduction Ours and Theirs: Washington's Love/Hate Relationship With Terrorists And Human-Rights Violators 1. Why do terrorists keep picking on the United States? 2. America's gift to the world-the Afghan terrorist alumni 3. Assassinations 4. Excerpts from US Army and CIA training manuals 5. Torture 6. The Unsavories 7. Training new unsavories 8. War criminals: Theirs and Ours 9. Haven for terrorists 10. Supporting Pol Pot United States Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction 11. Bombings 12. Depleted Uranium 13. Cluster bombs 14. Chemical and Biological Weapons abroad 15. Chemical and Biological Weapons at home 16. Encouraging the use of CBW by other nations A Rogue State Versus The World 17. A Concise History of US Global Interventions,1945-present 18. Perverting elections 19. Trojan Horse: The National Endowment for Democracy 20. The US versus the world at the United Nations 21. Eavesdropping on the planet 22. Kidnapping and looting 23. How the CIA sent Nelson Mandela to prison for 28 years 24. The CIA and Drugs: Just say Why not? 25. Being the World's Only Superpower means never having to say you're sorry 26. The US invades, bombs and kills for it...but do Americans really believe in free enterprise? 27. A Day in the life of a free country...or...How does the United States get away with it? Notes Index About the author Notes Index, 400pp, Large Crown format Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

2006, ISBN: 9781842778265

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: ZED BOOKS], - The book at the centre of the latest Osama bin Laden media storm - Substantial new material on Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Guantanamo Bay, Cub… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: ZED BOOKS], - The book at the centre of the latest Osama bin Laden media storm - Substantial new material on Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Venezuela - An enthralling read which draws on the author's experiences in the State Department Rogue State and its author came to sudden international attention when Osama Bin Laden quoted the book publicly in January 2006, propelling the book to the top of the bestseller charts in a matter of hours. Bin Laden's quote began: 'And if Bush decides to carry on with his lies and oppression, then it would be useful for you to read the book 'Rogue State...' (Washington Post, January 2006) This new book is a revised and updated version of the edition Bin Laden referred to in his address. WHAT READERS SAY 'After reading Rogue State, it is impossible to hang fast to the comforting illusion that the 'American Way' is some kind of enlightenment' - Will Self, New Statesman 'Rogue State is a book of charges to be tied to a paving stone and thrown at the men in Washington' - Independent on Sunday 'Bill Blum came by his book title easily. He simply tested America by the same standards we use to judge other countries. The result is a bill of wrongs' - Sam Smith, Editor, 'The Progressive Review', Washington, DC 'Blum demonstrates how US policy, under the banners of freedom and human rights, has led to barbarous criminal acts, how the world's 'force for peace' has acted in the most bellicose form. An eye-opener for students of national security policy." - Saul Landau, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC. 'Bravo! A vivid, well-aimed critique of the evils of US global interventionism, a superb antidote to officialdom's lies and propaganda." - Michael Parenti, author of 'History as Mystery' and 'To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia' CONTENTS Introduction Ours and Theirs: Washington's Love/Hate Relationship With Terrorists And Human-Rights Violators 1. Why do terrorists keep picking on the United States? 2. America's gift to the world-the Afghan terrorist alumni 3. Assassinations 4. Excerpts from US Army and CIA training manuals 5. Torture 6. The Unsavories 7. Training new unsavories 8. War criminals: Theirs and Ours 9. Haven for terrorists 10. Supporting Pol Pot United States Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction 11. Bombings 12. Depleted Uranium 13. Cluster bombs 14. Chemical and Biological Weapons abroad 15. Chemical and Biological Weapons at home 16. Encouraging the use of CBW by other nations A Rogue State Versus The World 17. A Concise History of US Global Interventions,1945-present 18. Perverting elections 19. Trojan Horse: The National Endowment for Democracy 20. The US versus the world at the United Nations 21. Eavesdropping on the planet 22. Kidnapping and looting 23. How the CIA sent Nelson Mandela to prison for 28 years 24. The CIA and Drugs: Just say Why not? 25. Being the World's Only Superpower means never having to say you're sorry 26. The US invades, bombs and kills for it...but do Americans really believe in free enterprise? 27. A Day in the life of a free country...or...How does the United States get away with it? Notes Index About the author Notes Index, 400pp, Large Crown format Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen, DE, Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

2006, ISBN: 9781842778265

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: ZED BOOKS], - The book at the centre of the latest Osama bin Laden media storm - Substantial new material on Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Guantanamo Bay, Cub… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: ZED BOOKS], - The book at the centre of the latest Osama bin Laden media storm - Substantial new material on Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Venezuela - An enthralling read which draws on the author's experiences in the State Department Rogue State and its author came to sudden international attention when Osama Bin Laden quoted the book publicly in January 2006, propelling the book to the top of the bestseller charts in a matter of hours. Bin Laden's quote began: 'And if Bush decides to carry on with his lies and oppression, then it would be useful for you to read the book 'Rogue State...' (Washington Post, January 2006) This new book is a revised and updated version of the edition Bin Laden referred to in his address. WHAT READERS SAY 'After reading Rogue State, it is impossible to hang fast to the comforting illusion that the 'American Way' is some kind of enlightenment' - Will Self, New Statesman 'Rogue State is a book of charges to be tied to a paving stone and thrown at the men in Washington' - Independent on Sunday 'Bill Blum came by his book title easily. He simply tested America by the same standards we use to judge other countries. The result is a bill of wrongs' - Sam Smith, Editor, 'The Progressive Review', Washington, DC 'Blum demonstrates how US policy, under the banners of freedom and human rights, has led to barbarous criminal acts, how the world's 'force for peace' has acted in the most bellicose form. An eye-opener for students of national security policy." - Saul Landau, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC. 'Bravo! A vivid, well-aimed critique of the evils of US global interventionism, a superb antidote to officialdom's lies and propaganda." - Michael Parenti, author of 'History as Mystery' and 'To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia' CONTENTS Introduction Ours and Theirs: Washington's Love/Hate Relationship With Terrorists And Human-Rights Violators 1. Why do terrorists keep picking on the United States? 2. America's gift to the world-the Afghan terrorist alumni 3. Assassinations 4. Excerpts from US Army and CIA training manuals 5. Torture 6. The Unsavories 7. Training new unsavories 8. War criminals: Theirs and Ours 9. Haven for terrorists 10. Supporting Pol Pot United States Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction 11. Bombings 12. Depleted Uranium 13. Cluster bombs 14. Chemical and Biological Weapons abroad 15. Chemical and Biological Weapons at home 16. Encouraging the use of CBW by other nations A Rogue State Versus The World 17. A Concise History of US Global Interventions,1945-present 18. Perverting elections 19. Trojan Horse: The National Endowment for Democracy 20. The US versus the world at the United Nations 21. Eavesdropping on the planet 22. Kidnapping and looting 23. How the CIA sent Nelson Mandela to prison for 28 years 24. The CIA and Drugs: Just say Why not? 25. Being the World's Only Superpower means never having to say you're sorry 26. The US invades, bombs and kills for it...but do Americans really believe in free enterprise? 27. A Day in the life of a free country...or...How does the United States get away with it? Notes Index About the author Notes Index, 400pp, Large Crown format Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot<

2006, ISBN: 9781842778265

A Guide to the Worlds Only Superpower, 3 Rev ed 400 pp. Notes Index Hardback, [PU: Zed Books Ltd], Ladenpreis