商品簡介
While it has become almost a commonplace among wide swathes of the American public that George W. Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction in order to gin up his war in Iraq, Model (political science and economics, Seneca College, Canada) points out in this work that this is hardly aberrant behavior for an American president serving the cause of empire. He focuses on eight recent presidents, describing their use of deceit in order to wage war and commit atrocities, both overt and covert. Chapters discuss Harry Truman's use of the atom bomb, Eisenhower's toppling of democracy in Guatemala, Johnson's war on Vietnam, Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia, Ronald Reagan's secret wars in Central America, George H. W. Bush's lies about diplomacy in order to justify his earlier war with Iraq, Clinton's portrayal of the bombing of Serbia as a humanitarian mission, and, of course, George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
David Model is a professor of political science and economics at Seneca College in Toronto. He has previously written People Before Profits: Reversing the Corportae Agenda and Corporate Rule: Understanding and Challening the New World Order.
