American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury191 reviews Kevin Phillips Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 American Theocracy is an Expose of the dangers of any religion with too much power + Tough, Chilling Analysis Having done business with two of the ,most infamous religious Tycoons in the business I can vouch for the authenticity of this book. Straight to the point with no punches pulled.             Empire and the Bomb: How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World Joseph Gerson Pluto Press, 2007 The United States is the only country to have dropped the atomic bomb. Since the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, every U.S. president has threatened nuclear war. This concise history shows how the United States has used nuclear weapons to bolster its imperial ambitions. Leading nuclear specialist and peace campaigner Joseph Gerson explains why atomic weapons were first built and used---and ...             The Plot to Seize the White House: The Shocking True Story of the Conspiracy to Overthrow FDR Jules Archer Skyhorse Publishing, 2007 Most people will be shocked to learn that in 1933 a cabal of wealthy industrialists—in league with groups like the K.K.K. and the American Liberty League—planned to overthrow the U.S. government in a fascist coup. Their plan was to turn discontented veterans into American “brown shirts,” depose F.D.R., and stop the New Deal. They clandestinely asked Medal of Honor ...             Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values19 reviews Philippe Sands Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 the terror of torture + Best torture evidence to date + A reminder of the banality of evil + The trail of torture             Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond2 reviews Jameel Jaffer, Amrit Singh Columbia University Press, 2007 Required Reading for Bush Apologists + Very Informative You won't find many of the usual right wing nut jobs reviewing this book, because it is very hard to libel documentary evidence. In law, we say "res ipsa loquitor," or "the thing speaks for itself." And this book has delivered the goods: documentary evidence in spades. If you don't come away from ...             Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance1 review Mike Moore Independent Institute, 2008 Brilliant book on how we must avoid military confrontations in orbital space The numerous blurbs by prominent professionals and educators on the back jacket of Mike Moore's "Twilight War," a masterful book about the dangers of any nation attempting to militarily dominate orbital space, make a compelling case for the timeliness and importance of this book. As a lay person, ...             The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy189 reviews John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 Read this book. + Sensitive Issues + All the stars in the sky wouldn't be enough to rate this book + Eye Opening + Read learn and enlighten yourself             The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives8 reviews Nick Turse Metropolitan Books, 2008 An important read. + A Must Read! + A research feat, and an important book to read + Read The Complex             Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation6 reviews William F. Engdahl Global Research, 2007 Leave our food alone! + Informative + Frankenfoods -- it's worse than you think + Most Important Book of this New Century + A Must Read             Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army239 reviews Jeremy Scahill Nation Books, 2007 Warriors without control Por Diogo Schelp. Em 2004, às vésperas de deixar o seu cargo de administrador do Iraque, para o qual havia sido nomeado treze meses antes pelo presidente americano George W. Bush, Paul Bremer baixou uma lei chamada Ordem 17. No dia seguinte, transferiu o poder a um governo provisório formado por ...             The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation (Revised Edition with new ...7 reviews Tom Engelhardt University of Massachusetts Press, 2007 A story of "we" against "they" + Book Review: "The End of Victory Culture : Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation" + one of my favorites... + A different perspective on post-war culture and history             Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush11 reviews Robert Parry, Sam Parry and Nat Parry The Media Consortium, 2007 Buy it. Read it. + Great + Bush isn't the only one at fault. + NECK DEEP A Review             War in Heaven: Stopping the Arms Race in Outer Space Before It's Too Late1 review Helen Caldicott, Craig Eisendrath New Press, 2007 A Well Done anti-Bush Polemical This book is a history of the military uses of space, the treaties that exist about space, and the development of space oriented weapons. It is also a plea that we not militarize space. It is well written, well intended, well thought out but I'm afraid pointless. Mankind has militarized ...             Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War84 reviews Joe Bageant Crown, 2007 Prophetic Insight into the Demise of the Middle Class + Footnotes!!! + A sobering view of America's Heartland + the USA you don't know             The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism298 reviews Naomi Klein Metropolitan Books, 2007 Read this book! + READ this Book! + Great Book + The Shock Doctrine             Oil Crusades: America Through Arab Eyes2 reviews Abdulhay Yahya Zalloum Pluto Press, 2007 An essential book on oil, exploitation and cover-ups! I can only say forget that biased review this book is certainly on of the best when it comes to explaining why oil and US foreign policy need to be changed asap. As far as I can tell the sources are authentic ones. The book shows clearly how lopsided and unjust US foreign policy has been for the ...             Savage Mules: The Democrats and Endless War Dennis Perrin Verso, 2008 Renowned satirist with a mordant dissection of the Democrats' record on war. Americans see the Democratic Party as the anti-war party: vacillating flip-floppers in the eyes of conservatives; or, in the liberal view, restrained, measured wagers of war as "last resort." In November 2006, voters put the Democrats into Congress to bring an end to the Iraq war. Yet the Democrats supported the ...             America's Suicidal Statecraft: The self-destruction of super power1 review James Cumes BookSurge Publishing, 2006 A Robust Case for Peaceful Change Dr Cumes' latest book "America's Suicidal Statecraft" should be read by everyone: policymakers, professional economists, bankers, businessmen and general public alike. He has been uncannily right for nearly forty years, from predicting "stagflation" in the early `seventies, to identifying shifts ...             Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy: Corporate PR and the Assault on Democracy1 review Pluto Press, 2007 Some useful insights, especially about the EU's spinners Dinan and Miller are sociologists at Strathclyde University. This collection of essays is by 16 academics and journalists, 11 British, one Australian, two Dutch, one German and one American. They look at the context and role of spin, corporate spin by oil firms, biotechnology firms and food firms, ...             Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb6 reviews Mike Davis Verso, 2007 A HISTORY AND A WARNING + Interesting, too bad its so biased Mike Davis writes books that are difficult to read: he takes on subjects nobody else will touch and analyzes them with an unrelenting, scientific eye (see his recent Planet of Slums). The history of car bombing--like the startling rise of urban slums--is not a pleasant thesis. One reviewer on this ...