The Language of Empire: Abu Ghraib and the American Media5 reviews Lila Rajiva Monthly Review Press, 2005 Abu Ghraib -- The Unveiled Face of American Empire? + Cuts through the junk in the media + Forbidden Questions + Powerful             United States v. George W. Bush et al.18 reviews Elizabeth de la Vega Seven Stories Press, 2006 A Nation of Laws + Finally some people worthy of impeaching! + A Compelling Case The persuasive and informative little book U.S. v Bush by retired prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega lays out a strong case for the prosecution of George Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condaleeza Rice and Colin Powell for defrauding the American people. It is of course hypothetical, but that ...             All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror153 reviews Stephen Kinzer Wiley, 2004 Very good book + Great Purchase + Understanding the roots of Middle East mistrust of America + The CIA Plots an Empire - Excellent Reporting and Thrilling Reading + History I didn't learn             Making a Killing: How and Why Corporations Use Armed Force to Do Business4 reviews Madelaine Drohan The Lyons Press, 2004 A pantheon of predators + An intriguing, eye-opening discussion + A book about corporate and state power without responsiblity + Solid research and first-hand observations             Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire11 reviews John Pilger Nation Books, 2007 Integrity Demands a Five, One of Three in My Review Trilogy + poor doggies + A brilliant book by John Pilger + Pilger is the best + God is Crying             A Game as Old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption13 reviews Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007 Absolute Truth + The Economic Empire + Bleak but important material + Shocking + This should be required reading...             Crude Interventions: The United States, Oil and the New World (Dis) Order2 reviews Garry Leech Zed Books, 2006 The Truth, finally, about America's aggressive interventions everywhere , , , + Useful study of the effects of some US interventions The earlier reviewer really said it all. If you want to know the truth about our "intervention" around the globe, the nefarious practices of the IMF and the World Bank, read this book. I am a former journalist who reported for The Boston Globe, Newsweek, Time, and The New York Times. ...             Bitter Harvest: A Modern History of Palestine4 reviews Sami Hadawi Interlink Publishing Group, 1998 Let the Palestinians be heard! + Michael Joseph Francisconi Sami Hadawi's book is written from a Palestinian refugee's perspective and is a much-needed view for those of us who live in the US and have to hear the Israeli view of the conflict over and over again. Hadawi examines his own ties to the country now called Israel and relates the tragic tale of a ...             A War Against Truth: An Intimate Account of the Invasion of Iraq11 reviews Paul William Roberts Raincoast Books, 2005 A moment-by-moment invasion experience + Embedded in the carnage of war + Will Truth Lead to Justice? + A harrowing account of America's crimes             Hot Money and the Politics of Debt, Third Edition1 review R. T. Naylor McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004 Excellent, even if "grand unification" theme is suspect This is a book every single US Senator and Representative should read. The title derives from the reality that illicitly gotten funds create their own momentum as the funds are laundered throughout the world, creating interest, mayhem, and leaving 3rd world countries (preyed upon for weak ...             The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq14 reviews Patrick Cockburn Verso, 2006 Outstanding journalism + Required reading for US Department of Defense, State and Congress + Anecdotal, but a compelling depiction nonetheless + Outstanding + Resist War             Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency14 reviews Lou Dubose, Jake Bernstein Random House, 2006 Cheney: Secretive and paranoid + Confirmation + An Absolutely MUST READ + Profiling the biggest Dick in history             Towers of Deception: The Media Cover-up of 9/1125 reviews Barrie Zwicker New Society Publishers, 2006 Media Deception Exposed - Thoroughly + Truth tellers of 911? + TOWER OF ENLIGHTENMENT One of the leading arguments that proponents of the official conspiracy theory endorse is that if the propositions held by groups such as the 9/11 Truth Movement had any validity whatsoever, the media would certainly jump on the story. Zwicker's methodical dissection of this myth is total. I have ...             The Hollywood War Machine: U.S. Militarism and Popular Culture2 reviews Carl Boggs, Tom Pollard Paradigm Publishers, 2006 How the American public has come to accept imperialism as a just cause + Behind the Movie Screen "The Hollywood War Machine" by Carl Boggs and Tom Pollard offers a penetrating critique of the significant role that the culture industry plays in legitimizing the U.S. military/industrial complex. Mr. Boggs and Mr. Pollard's sober narrative of growing U.S. militarism and political hegemony over ...             Terrorism and the Politics of Fear1 review David L. Altheide AltaMira Press, 2006 Fear Not! A Captivating Read Indeed! Terrorism and the Politics of Fear (2006) David L. Altheide Altheide's work for the past thirty years has dealt primarily with the proliferation of the mass media and its growing place in our everyday public lives. Terrorism and the Politics of Fear expands on his recent research over the past ...             The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America From Slavery to the War on Terror5 reviews Christian Parenti Basic Books, 2004 superbly crafted... the real deal + Are we being watched???? + Mostly Thorough History of Privacy Violations in America + Detailed, dense--and alarming? + thorough must read             The Economics of Global Turbulence3 reviews Robert Brenner Verso, 2006 Deep, yet illuminating + A brave attempt + New Capitalism, the engine of progress? First of all, a book on economics that gets thumbs up from both The Nation & The Wall Street Journal should get a wide readership. In the field of economics, where neoclassical and neoliberal dogmatism is dominant to the point of being stifling, it is important to open the windows to let fresh air ...             Taking the Risk Out of Democracy: Corporate Propaganda versus Freedom and Liberty (History of Communication)7 reviews Alex Carey University of Illinois Press, 1996 Explains the role of thought control in democratic societies + The production of "public opinion" in the 20th century + The governors have nothing to support them but opinion (D. Hume) + Taking the risk out of democracy + One of the most important books you'll ever read             The Cold War and the New Imperialism: A Global History, 1945-20052 reviews Henry Heller Monthly Review Press, 2006 A welcome contribution to college and public library world history shelves. Written by Henry Heller (Professor of History, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada), The Cold War and the New Imperialism: A Global History, 1945-2005 is a scholarly examination of world history during the sixty years since the end of World War II. From struggles for national liberation that ...             Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project)78 reviews Chalmers Johnson Metropolitan Books, 2007 We Shall Reap What We Sow + Nemesis + The Coming Retribution? + nemesis