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Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace How We Got to Be So Hated
Author: Gore Vidal
The United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has catalogued nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece i...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781560254058
ISBN-10: 156025405X
Publication Date: 3/10/2002
Pages: 160
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3.8 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Nation Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Book has some correspondences between Vidal and American terrorist Timothy McVeigh, who considered himself a true patriot. Vidal presents facts, conjecture, and expert testimony that McVeigh might've been working with larger militia groups in the Patriot movement or with a US Gov't sponsored black bag special forces team. Also touches on the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the failings of the US Media/Industrial complex.

Interesting reading if you're interested in such things. Blood and Oil was a far superior collection of Vidal's essays, though.
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Short antiwar book with the subtitle, How We Got To Be So Hated. Early opponent to the Bush war in Iraq.


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