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The Fire This Time: U.S. War Crimes in the Gulf

The Fire This Time: U.S. War Crimes in the Gulf

by Ramsey Clark

Based on research conducted in more than 20 countries as well as eyewitness accounts, this book refutes the misinformation disseminated by corporate media and government sources about U.S. involvement in Iraq. Descriptions of war-torn Iraq during and after Operation Desert Storm illustrate the effect war crimes and violations of international law had on the Iraqi people; updated material examines how the people... (more)

Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot

by Al Franken

Move over P.J. O'Rourke! From Al Franken, America's premier liberal satirist, comes a hilarious homage to the wonderful, awful, and always absurd American political process that skewers a whole new crop of presidential hopefuls--just in time for the 1996 presidential election. "(Franken is) responsible in part for some of the most brilliant political satire of our time".--John Podhoretz, New York Post.

All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter With Iran

All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter With Iran

by Gary Sick

All Fall Down is the definitive chronicle of America's experience with the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis of 1978-81. Drawing on internal government documents, it recounts the controversies, decisions and uncertainties that made this a unique chapter in modern American history. From his personal experiences, the author draws revealing portraits of the people who engaged in this test of wills with an... (more)

Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country

Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country

by William Greider

This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates -- and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on extensive interviews with all the major players, Secrets of the Temple takes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and... (more)

Inside the League: The Shocking Expose of How Terrorists, Nazis, and Latin American Death Squads Have Infiltrated the World Anti-Communist LeagueScott Anderson, Jon Lee Anderson

Inside the League: The Shocking Expose of How Terrorists, Nazis, and Latin American Death Squads Have Infiltrated the World Anti-Communist League

by Jon Lee Anderson, Scott Anderson

The World Anti-Communist League was founded in 1966. Its chief organizers were the Taiwanese and South Korean governments and an organization called the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations. It has since grown to more than 90 chapters on six continents, and includes ex-Nazis, right-wing terrorists, and other unsavory characters. The Andersons, unfortunately, have contributed little more to either the historical... (more)

The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder

The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder

by Mark Crispin Miller

A devastating compendium of President George W. Bush's grammatical gaffes, syntactical shipwrecks, mind-boggling malapropisms and simply dumb comments. Softcover.

You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths

You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths

by Russ Kick, Russell Kick

Do you believe any of the following? * Alcoholics Anonymous is effective. * Hackers pose a grave threat to the nation. * There's a hidden code in the Bible. * The Big Bang is an airtight fact. * Thousands of species have become extinct because of deforestation. * Licking certain toads will get you high. * Most terrorists are Middle Eastern. Wake up! You're being lied to. This book acts as... (more)

Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes

by Stanley Kutler

PRESIDENT NIXON: Here we go. What in the name of God are we doing on this one? What are we doing about the financial contributors? Now, those lists there, are we looking over McGovern's financial contributors? Are we looking over the financial contributors to the Democratic National Committee? Are we running their income tax returns? Is the Justice Department checking to see whether or not there is any antitrust... (more)

Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar (Cambridge Middle East Library)

Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar (Cambridge Middle East Library)

by Jill Crystal

Why in recent years have the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity? In a region of revolution and coups, these particular monarchies have somehow survived. In her analysis of political change in the Gulf, Jill Crystal investigates this apparent anomaly by examining the impact of oil on the formation and destruction of political coalitions and state... (more)

Shrub

The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush

by Molly Ivins

When it comes to reporting on politics, nobody does it smarter or funnier than bestselling author Molly Ivins. In Shrub, Ivins focuses her Texas-size smarts on the biggest politician in her home state: George Walker Bush, or "Shrub," as Ivins has nicknamed Bush the Younger. A candidate of vague speeches and an ambiguous platform, Bush leads the pack of GOP 2000 presidential hopefuls; "Dubya" could... (more)

A Very Thin Line: The Iran-Contra AffairsTheodore Draper

A Very Thin Line: The Iran-Contra Affairs

by Theodore Draper

Despite the publicity given to the Iran-Contra Affair, most of the story has never been told--until now. This fully documented, often bizarre tale of sheer incompetence and conspiratorial malfeasance affords insights into how the government actually works for.

Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars DeceptionWilliam J. Broad

Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception

by William J. Broad

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Star Warriors discusses the career of scientist Edward Teller and assesses Teller's role in promoting the costly Star Wars program. 17,500 first printing. National ad/promo.

Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street, and the Frustration of American Politics

Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street, and the Frustration of American Politics

by Kevin P. Phillips

Everyone knows that Washington is completely out of touch with the rest of the country. Now Kevin Phillips, whose bestselling books have prophesied the major watersheds of American party politics, tells us why. Washington - mired in bureaucracy, captured by the money power of Wall Street, and dominated by 90,000 lobbyists, 60,000 lawyers, and the largest concentration of special interests the world has ever seen -... (more)

Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA

by Terry Reed, John Cummings

Compromised is the true story of Bill Clinton’s political sell-out to the CIA. Clinton’s unbridled political ambitions and his campaign pledge to create "jobs for Arkansans" led him to compromise his ideals in exchange for CIA support in his bid for the Presidency. He permitted the "Agency" to use Arkansas factories to make untraceable weapons and he allowed CIA contract agents to train Contra pilots on... (more)

Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President

Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President

by J. H. Hatfield

This new edition of the candid and controversial biography of George W. Bush offers an incisive look at Bush’s questionable military history, disastrous business ventures, and the issues surrounding the 2000 presidential election. New essays and illustrations add to this book on the deeds and misdeeds of President of George W. Bush.

If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, They'd Have Given Us Candidates

If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, They'd Have Given Us Candidates

by Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower, America's favorite subversive, is still mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore.But he will give you a sizeable piece of his mind on Election 2000. This plain-talking, name-naming, podium-pounding populist zeros in on everything that ails us, from the global economy and media to big business and election winners everywhere. In his hard hitting commentary and hilarious anecdotes,... (more)

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (Vintage)

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (Vintage)

by Richard Hofstadter

"The most comprehensive, succinct, and well-written one-volume treatment of the subject now available." -- Walter Laqueur

I Shall Bear Witness the Diaries of Vict

I Shall Bear Witness the Diaries of Vict

by Victor Klemperer

The diaries of a Jew in Nazi Germany; the most important documnet to emerge from the period since the publication of The Diary Of Anne Frank.The first of two volumes, this covers the period from Hitler's election to the beginning of the holocaust.

Disposable Patriot: Revelations of a Soldier in America's Secret WarsJack Terrell, Ron Martz

Disposable Patriot: Revelations of a Soldier in America's Secret Wars

by Jack Terrell

A former intelligence agent who survived two assassination attempts describes how the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies are literally pursuing their own reprehensible agenda. Original.

Washington Babylon

by Alexander Cockburn

Paying open tribute to the tone and illustrative style of Kenneth Anger's classic Hollywood Babylon, the authors provide, in words and pictures, the scoop on the nefarious goings on in the capital city, the out of town arrivistes in the White House and on Capitol Hill, and the corrupt stew of permanent officials and hangers-on which surround them.

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