Take Back the Media

“Of course the people do not want war. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it is a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism” Herman Goering-Nazi Leader-Nuremberg Trial

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Overthrow, America's Century

The recent of Saddam Hussein may have turned
"regime change" into a contemporary buzzword, but it's been a
tactic of American foreign policy for more than 110 years.
Beginning with the ouster of Hawaii's monarchy in 1893, Kinzer
runs through the foreign governments the U.S. has had a hand in
toppling


Stephen Kinzer presents his most recent book
Overthrow, America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to
Iraq.



Mr. Kinzer is an award-winning foreign correspondent for The New
York Times who has reported from more than fifty countries on
four continents. He has served as the paper's bureau chief in
Turkey, Germany and Nicaragua.



 


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