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Title: Killing Hope: U. S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II by William Blum, Larry Bleidner, Peter Scott ISBN: 1-56751-052-3 Publisher: Common Courage Pub. Date: July, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.32 (31 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Definitive
Comment: Blum's book is probably the definitive overview of major American interventions since WWII, some 55 in number involving either direct military intervention or covert CIA-led subversion. Complementing this inclusive catalogue is a powerful on-target introduction to the new edition, which itself is a revised and updated version of 1986's *CIA: A Forgotten History*. If you are looking for a single volume compendium of US presence abroad, no holds barred, this is the book to get.

There is little need for editorial comment in these accounts of how the Pentagon-CIA axis keeps the world safe for Western commercial interests, or how effectively they remove the 'Free' from the Free World we are told they protect. Instead, Blum lets the record speak for itself, much as Noam Chomsky does in his series of expose's. The picture that emerges is not a pretty one, so be prepared in these pages to deal with realities unprocessed by the usual corps of Washington beauticians.

Rating: 5
Summary: A Thorough Critique of American Policy for the Last 50 Years
Comment: This is an unbelievably-well-documented expose of American Foregin Policy over the last 50 years. Although his style leaves much to be wanting, Blum's book is filled to the brim with facts that are never discussed by traditional political analysts. Rarely does one catch a glimpse of the underbelly of America Foreign Policy, and that is exactly what Blum here provides. Some reviewers have said that he is a biased Leftist spouting agitprop, or that he is pushing an ideological agenda, but frankly I just didn't see this. If pedaling truth is an ideological activity, then I suppose they are right. The fact is, Blum is a master of weeding through and exposing the lies and propaganda of American policy makers. This is not "disinformation" (as one reviewer put it) but pure, documented facts - and lots of them. Blum comes off as an author who has committed himself to finding and providing the public straight, unvarnished truth - a very difficult project when one considers the extent of government, military and media obfuscation. Although Blum's tone can be distainful and even downright angry at times, it is nonetheless justified. As you will see in the book, the United States government has done some terrible things - things that would drive any genuine patriot to righteous indignation. Blum's findings might be difficult for the average American to swallow, but then the truth is like that sometimes. Open your mouth and open your mind. This book is food for rational thought. A timely, much needed expose of an imperialist military that has completely slipped away from public control.

Rating: 3
Summary: The reader from Idaho...
Comment: ...is infuriating until it becomes clear that he/she is being ironic. It seems 18 people either realize that or agree with some deliberately outrageous beliefs.

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