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  <about><![CDATA[Jewish-American writer and critic of US his foreign policy.<br/><br/>William Blum got wide media coverage, when his book &quot;Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower&quot; was recommended by Osama Bin Laden in a speech. ]]></about>
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    <![CDATA[Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II-Updated Through 2003]]>
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    <![CDATA[Is the United States a force for democracy? In this classic and unique volume that answers this question, William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years. Remarks from the previous edition: &quot;Far and away the best book on the topic.&quot;-Noam Chomsky &quot;A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.&quot;- Choice &quot;I enjoyed it immensely.&quot;-Gore Vidal &quot;The single most useful summary of CIA history.&quot;-John Stockwell &quot;Each chapter I read makes me more and more angry.&quot;-Helen Caldicott &quot;A very useful piece of work, daunting in scope, important.&quot;-Thomas Powers, author and Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist &quot;A very valuable book. The research and organization are extremely impressive.&quot;-A.J. Langguth, author and former New York Times bureau chief For those who want the details on our most famous -actions (Chile, Cuba, Vietnam, to name a few), and for those who want to learn about our lesser-known efforts (France, China, Bolivia, Brazil, for example), this book provides a window on what our foreign policy goals really are. William Blum is the author of Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower .]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rogue State, 3rd Edition: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>&quot;Bravo! A vivid, well-aimed critique of the evils of US global interventionism, a superb antidote to officialdom's lies and propaganda.&quot;-Michael Parenti</p> <p>&quot;<em>Rogue State</em> forcibly reminds us of Vice President Agnew's immortal line, 'The United States, for all its faults, is still the greatest nation in the country.'&quot;-Gore Vidal</p> <p>&quot;Bill Blum came by his book title easily: He simply tested America by the same standards we use to judge other countries. The result is a bill of wrongs-an especially well-documented encyclopedia of malfeasance, mendacity and mayhem that has been hypocritically carried out in the name of democracy by those whose only true love was power.&quot;-Sam Smith</p> <p><strong>William Blum</strong>'s latest book is <em>Freeing the World To Death: Essays on the American Empire</em>.</p>]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2000</published>
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  <id type="integer">197783</id>
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    <![CDATA[Freeing the World to Death: Essays on the American Empire]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This collection of biting essays written by William Blum includes some previously published ones and several written exclusively for this book. Among them:</p><p>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;The Bombing of PanAm Flight 103: Case Not Closed&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;Cuban Political Prisoners . . . in the United States&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;What do the Imperial Mafia Want in Iraq?&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;Myth and Denial in the War Against Iraq.&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;Hiroshima: Needless Slaughter, Useful Terror&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;Hostages in Peru: Their Terrorists, our Freedom Fighters&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;The Myth of America's Booming Economy&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;A New Yorker Trapped in Los Angeles&quot;<br/>&lt;bu&gt;&quot;Treason: None Dare Call it Nothing&quot;</p><p><strong>William Blum</strong> is the author of the monumental reference work, <em>Killing Hope: CIA and Military Intervention since World War II and Rogue State, a Guide to the World's Only Superpower</em>.</p>]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2004</published>
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    <![CDATA[The CIA: Forgotten History]]>
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    <![CDATA[West-Bloc Dissident: A Cold War Political Memoir]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the 1960s, after four years with IBM and two more with the U.S. State Department, William Blum became a radical dissident. As an insider in two worlds, he is well suited to assess the people, events, and ideology of both the &#8220;bourgeois&#8221; and &#8220;radical&#8221; cultures. In West-Bloc Dissident, Blum brings unexpected wit and insight to his portrayals of both sides of the ideological fence. He draws unsparing portraits of his movement comrades Jerry Rubin, Allen Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, and others. An anti-war activist, he takes on the CIA, FBI, State Department, and police. Also included are firsthand accounts of everything from the underground press to Salvador Allende&#8217;s Chile.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2007</published>
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    <![CDATA[American Voices Of Dissent: The Book From XXI Century, A Film By Gabriele Zamparini And Lorenzo Meccoli]]>
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    <![CDATA[With contributions by five Nobel Peace Prize winners, former government officials, scholars, religious leaders, journalists, activists, and prominent cultural figures, the documentary film <em>XXI Century</em> explores American reactions to recent global events captured through the lens of interviews and political rallies. This book presents selected excerpts from the filming of prominent U.S. citizens voicing their views on Bush administration policies in the new century. These events include the much-contested 2000 election, the September 11, 2001, attacks, the impact of the USA Patriot Act, the accelerated growth of peace movements, the recruitment of U.S. soldiers, U.S. policy and attitudes toward the Middle East, sanctions and war in Iraq, and human rights violations. The speakers also consider how the rise of media spectacle and punditry at the expense of quality journalism inhibits the ability of Americans to react to these events as informed citizens. The voices of Americans, both ordinary and famous, resonate with passion and urgency in response to the injustice and far-reaching effects of the current U.S. foreign policy. American Voices of Dissent highlights the other side of the story and makes a case for global solidarity against U.S. imperialism.<br/><br/><em>XXI Century</em>, an award-winning series of seven one-hour documentaries by Gabriele Zamparini and Lorenzo Meccoli, is available in a two-DVD set from Bullfrog Films, P.O. Box 149, Oley, PA 19547, (800) 543-3764, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bullfrogfilms.com.">http://www.bullfrogfilms.com.</a> To learn more about the documentary and the book, please visit <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.TheCatsDream.com,">http://www.TheCatsDream.com,</a> where you'll also find a list of people and organizations devoted to peace, freedom, and social justice.]]>
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