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[...]

For over sixty-five years, the United States war machine has been on automatic pilot. Since World War II we have been conditioned to believe that America's motives in 'exporting' democracy are honorable, even noble. In this startling and provocative book, William Blum, a leading dissident chronicler[...]

In Killing Hope, William Blum, author of the bestselling Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, provides a devastating and comprehensive account of America's covert and overt military actions in the world, all the way from China in the 1940s to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Is the Unit[...]

Is the United States a force for democracy? From China in the 1940s to Guatemala today, William Blum presents a comprehensive study of American covert and overt interference, by one means or another, in the internal affairs of other countries. Each chapter of the book covers a year in which the auth[...]

På 55 kapitel och 540 sidor tar författaren (som tidigare arbetat vid det amerikanska utrikes-departementet) upp alla större internationella konflikter som USA har varit inblandat i sedan andra världskriget: Korea, Vietnam, Nicaragua med flera. Reaktionen i pressen? Inte mer än några få missf[...]

A history of the United States with an emphasis on public policy. Includes maps, photos, charts, and suggestions for further reading.[...]