Power trip : U.S. unilateralism and global strategy after September 11 / edited by John Feffer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Feffer, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

United States.

International relations.

Unilateral acts (International law).

Physical Description:

254 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Edition:

A Seven Stories Press first edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Seven Stories Press, [2003]

Summary:

The current team in Washington is acting like fanatics, tearing up treaties and ignoring old alliances in pursuit of a new and dangerous doctrine of preemption. Every day in Washington, spineless politicians marching in lockstep with their "special interest" patrons auction off our national interest to the highest bidder. As a result, our government by, for, and of the people is going, going, gone! powerfully details this sorry state of affairs and, even more importantly, "suggests what we can all do to start moving America back in the right direction.

Contents:

Chapter 1 How Things Have Changed / Tom Barry 28

Chapter 2 The People / Tom Barry, Jim Lobe 39

Chapter 3 The Policies 50

Military / William D. Hartung 60

International Law / Jules Lobel, Michael Ratner 74

Foreign Economic Policy / Mark Weisbrot 85

Intelligence / Mel Goodman 96

Culture / Noy Thrupkaew 106

Chapter 4 The Archipelago of "Evil" 117

Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid 117

Middle East / Stephen Zunes 128

Africa / Martha Honey 138

Latin America / Coletta Youngers 150

Asia / John Gershman 161

Chapter 5 The Response / John Feffer 173

Chapter 6 How Things Should Change / Miriam Pemberton, John Feffer 184

Appendix A U.S. List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations 202

Appendix B The Project for the New American Century 205

Appendix C Americans for Victory Over Terrorism 210

Appendix D Going It Alone 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-249).

ISBN:

158322579X

OCLC:

51527919