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newtimbuktu's review against another edition
4.0
Good overview of the depth of depravity internet in our international capitalist system. Has some limits, the author at the end of the day is a Patriot who believes that the things he has done and seen are a perversion of the inherent American ideal, not its most clear expression. He adds a thin veneer of new age "all you need is love" politics to a problem which seems to require more structural change, and he is now ensconced in the nonprofit industrial complex.
Despite this, for those who are questioning whether the American empire is capable of clear, unvarnished economic and material violence, including assassinations, this book is an eye-opener. It also helps restructure the debate about international debt, showing how clearly unjustified it is and how it serves to support a larger imperialist agenda.
Despite this, for those who are questioning whether the American empire is capable of clear, unvarnished economic and material violence, including assassinations, this book is an eye-opener. It also helps restructure the debate about international debt, showing how clearly unjustified it is and how it serves to support a larger imperialist agenda.
fudge_jar's review against another edition
4.0
Very informative but also exhaustingly weighed down by author's projected guilt.
sakaerka's review against another edition
3.0
It starts very promisingly but gradually it turns essayistic and repetitive...
vlad's review against another edition
3.0
Excellent book that gave me new insight on how the world works, especially with regards to capitalism's approach to modern imperialism. Eye opening. A little too conspiratorial. The author seems to believe in a grand conspiracy, but I think he's just seeing the natural (and unfortunate) behavior of Adam Smith's "invisible hand" at work.
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