Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II--Updated Through 2003

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: "Far and away the best book on the topic."Noam Chomsky "A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy." Choice "I enjoyed it immensely."Gore Vidal "The single most useful summary of CIA history."John Stockwell "Each chapter I read makes me more and more angry."Helen Caldicott "A very useful piece of work daunting in scope important."Thomas Powers author and Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist "A very valuable book. The research and organization are extremely impressive."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 Worlds Only Superpower .