Freeing the world to death : essays on the American empire / William Blum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blum, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

Intervention (International law).

Physical Description:

314 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Monroe, Me. : Common Courage Press, [2005]

Summary:

This collection of biting essays written by William Blum includes some previously published ones and several written exclusively for this book. Among them:

"The Bombing of PanAm Flight 103: Case Not Closed" "Cuban Political Prisoners . . . in the United States" "What do the Imperial Mafia Want in Iraq?" "Myth and Denial in the War Against Iraq." "Hiroshima: Needless Slaughter, Useful Terror" "Hostages in Peru: Their Terrorists, our Freedom Fighters" "The Myth of America's Booming Economy" "A New Yorker Trapped in Los Angeles" "Treason: None Dare Call it Nothing"

William Blum is the author of the monumental reference work, "Killing Hope: CIA and Military Intervention since World War II and Rogue State, a Guide to the World's Only Superpower."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [288]-310) and index.

ISBN:

1567513077

OCLC:

56550385