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The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

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By: Chalmers Johnson
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
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The term "blowback", invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire and reveals the ways in which our misguided policies are planting the seeds of future disaster.©2000 Chalmers Johnson (P)2007 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Political Science Politics & Government United States World
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Critic Reviews

"Boldly provocative....A useful and timely alert." ( The New York Times)
"A straight-talking analysis of America's global conduct during the Cold War and since, and what we're going to pay for it." ( The Nation)
"It is indeed a new post-Cold War ballgame, and Johnson's warning, if it were heeded in Washington, would help keep America safe from the temptation of untrammeled power." ( Newsday)
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Found parts extremely sad and depressing. We do not live in a fair and just world.

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It helps to explain how power and greed mixed with megalomania can be so destructive. It makes a mockery of so called education.

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