From the blurb:
WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the surface the dark truths of crimes committed in our name: human rights violations, covert operations, and cover-ups.
The WikiLeaks Files presents expert analysis on the most important cables and outlines their historical importance. In a series of chapters dedicated to the various regions of the world, the book explores the machinations of the United States as it imposes its agenda on other nations: a new form of imperialism founded on varied tactics from torture to military action, to trade deals and “soft power,” in the perpetual pursuit of expanding influence. It illustrates the close relationship between government and big business in promoting US trade.
An introduction by Julian Assange—writing on the subject for the first time—exposes the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice.
With contributions by Dan Beeton, Phyllis Bennis, Michael Busch, Peter Certo, Conn Hallinan, Sarah Harrison, Richard Heydarian, Dahr Jamail, Jake Johnston, Alexander Main, Robert Naiman, Francis Njubi Nesbitt, Linda Pearson, Gareth Porter, Tim Shorrock, Russ Wellen, and Stephen Zunes.
“Reveals a profound hatred of democracy on the part of our political leadership.”
– Noam Chomsky
“WikiLeaks is the absolute most important project on the globe.”
– Jacob Appelbaum
“From government to big business, if you have a dirty secret, WikiLeaks is your nightmare.”
– Guardian
“I’ve heard the impact of these releases on our foreign policy described as a meltdown, as a game-changer and so on ... Is this embarrassing? Yes. Is it awkward? Yes.”
– Bob Gates, US Secretary of Defense, 2010
“The guy ought to be ... and I’m not for the death penalty, so if I’m not for the death penalty, there’s only one way to do it: illegally shoot the son of a bitch.”
– Bob Beckel, Fox News
“A deep dive into what the cables reveal about America’s dealings with a variety of states. It will be left to other books to argue whether WikiLeaks is right or wrong in their mission and approach. This one gives solid context to the cables themselves, explaining what they mean to the wider world.”
– Kirkus Reviews
Excellent! They have Gareth Porter and a few more from The Scott Horton show I reconize.
ReplyDeleteDahr Jamail is great and frequent guest on the Scott Horton show, but Porter holds the record for interviews.
Sadly no one gives a Damn about forienge policy. Especial when they hide it so well and the media helps them down play events.
All the majority of the polically active care about is either more war spending or more domestic spending. Very few peace minded folks out there.
If libertarians are just people that want to follow the non aggression principles, then they should support peace and no intervention as the number one cause of the movement. No other man made force institutions out there causes death and distruction on a scale anywhere near war and foriegn intervention.