America's "War on Terrorism"

by Michel Chossudovsky

In this new and expanded edition of Michel Chossudovsky's 2002 best seller, the author blows away the smokescreen put up by the mainstream media, that 9/11 was an attack on America by "Islamic terrorists". The expanded edition, which includes twelve new chapters focuses on the use of 9/11 as a pretext for the invasion and illegal occupation of Iraq, the militarisation of justice and law enforcement and the repeal of democracy. According to Chossudovsky, the "war on terrorism" is a complete fabrication based on the illusion that one man, Osama bin Laden, outwitted the $40 billion-a-year American intelligence apparatus. The "war on terrorism" is a war of conquest. Globalisation is the final march to the "New World Order", dominated by Wall Street and the U.S. military-industrial complex. September 11, 2001 provides a justification for waging a war without borders. Washington's agenda consists in extending the frontiers of the American Empire to facilitate complete U.S. corporate control, while installing within America the institutions of the Homeland Security State. Chossudovsky peels back layers of rhetoric to reveal a complex web of deceit aimed at luring the American people and the rest of the world into accepting a military solution which threatens the future of humanity.

Genres: Politics, War, Nonfiction, History

387 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Michel Chossudovsky is a Canadian economist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa, and a published author.

Reviews

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Chossudovsky sets himself to a fine task: to explain why the same Government that impoverishes the working people in order to give the good life to Chossudovsky and his gang, is the same Government that generates mass killings. And probably he also wanted to find some sort of solution to move all the money from ”their” projects to Chossudovsky's own pet projects.

He fails miserably.

[Radomir · Rating 5 out of 5]

An eye opener on many levels.

[Jonny Oates · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well researched.

Great book. Huge eye opener for many.
Very interesting and relevant today as when first published over 10 years ago!

[Antonio Augusto · Rating 5 out of 5]

O livro mostra a face negra do Império, os jogos nos bastidores. Mostra o verdadeiro significado de acontecimentos marcantes. Nem sempre é o que parece e raramente parece o que é.