Description
This book is a scathing account of George W. Bush's America before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Saul Landau delves into the erosion of civil liberties and the proliferation of empire under the guise of pre-empting the scourge of terrorism. He reveals how Bush protects 'his' terrorists - those who perpetrate violence against Cuba, and to whom he owes his presidency. He also examines how Bush has appointed former officials to high level posts in his cabinet despite their membership in a conspiracy to sell weapons of mass destruction to Iran in the 1980s.
In 'declassifying' Bush's Empire, Landau dissects a post 9/11 world where deference to patriotism obliterates debate in Congress and the media. How can the notion of empire happily co-exist with the notion of a republic? In times like these, as dissenting voices are stifled and the public are denied access to the facts about their own security, Landau shows how democracy itself is under threat. He asks whether the already fragile world economy can survive in the new 'security' culture of the post-9/11 world.
About the Author
Saul Landau has produced and directed forty films on social, political and historical issues. For his work on worldwide human rights he won the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award. His articles columns have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Nation, the International Herald Tribune. He received the Edgar Allen Poe Award. He is the author of The Chavez Code: Cracking US Intervention in Venezuela (Pluto Press, 2006) and The Pre-Emptive Empire (Pluto Press, 2003).
Reviews
'I know of no-one like Saul Landau. He's an Euripides and a stand-up comic. Has the precision of a laboratory assistant and the courage of a matador. Open this book and listen over the phone to a guy reporting from, as it were, the Oval Office of the square crooks now running the U.S. and world economy. You'll believe him, laugh with him, weep and get off your arse' -- John Berger
Book Information
ISBN 9780745321400
Author Saul Landau
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Pluto Press
Publisher Pluto Press
Weight(grams) 436g
Saul Landau delves into the erosion of civil liberties and the proliferation of empire under the guise of pre-empting the scourge of terrorism. He reveals how Bush protects 'his' terrorists - those who perpetrate violence against Cuba, and to whom he owes his presidency. He also examines how Bush has appointed former officials to high level posts in his cabinet despite their membership in a conspiracy to sell weapons of mass destruction to Iran in the 1980s.
In 'declassifying' Bush's Empire, Landau dissects a post 9/11 world where deference to patriotism obliterates debate in Congress and the media. How can the notion of empire happily co-exist with the notion of a republic? In times like these, as dissenting voices are stifled and the public are denied access to the facts about their own security, Landau shows how democracy itself is under threat. He asks whether the already fragile world economy can survive in the new 'security' culture of the post-9/11 world.
About the Author
Saul Landau has produced and directed forty films on social, political and historical issues. For his work on worldwide human rights he won the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award. His articles columns have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Nation, the International Herald Tribune. He received the Edgar Allen Poe Award. He is the author of The Chavez Code: Cracking US Intervention in Venezuela (Pluto Press, 2006) and The Pre-Emptive Empire (Pluto Press, 2003).
Reviews
'I know of no-one like Saul Landau. He's an Euripides and a stand-up comic. Has the precision of a laboratory assistant and the courage of a matador. Open this book and listen over the phone to a guy reporting from, as it were, the Oval Office of the square crooks now running the U.S. and world economy. You'll believe him, laugh with him, weep and get off your arse' -- John Berger
Book Information
ISBN 9780745321400
Author Saul Landau
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Pluto Press
Publisher Pluto Press
Weight(grams) 436g
