The Pornography Of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America: Why Defense Spending Must Be Cut

The Pornography Of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America: Why Defense Spending Must Be Cut

by RobertScheer (Author)

Synopsis

Called one of the best reporters of our time by Joan Didion, Robert Scheer brings a lifetime of journalistic acuity to his impassioned call for a new way of thinking about national defense. He describes the useless weapons we manufacture; the quiet expansion of our military presence throughout the world; the insanity of our nuclear strategy; the immorality of corporations profiting in Iraq; and the arrogance of our foreign policy. Scheer's perspective is wholeheartedly liberal. He draws upon thirty years of experience to prove why progressive solutions will work.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 06 Aug 2009

ISBN 10: 0446505269
ISBN 13: 9780446505260

Media Reviews
Robert Scheer is one of the best reporters of our time. --Joan Didion
A searing polemic. --Vanity Fair
This indictment of the military-industrial complex explains why any president committed to preserving our Republic must end a policy of permanent war. It is also a reminder, as is Jonathan Schell's Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger, of the insanity of our nuclear strategy and the arrogance of our hypermilitarized foreign policy. --The New York Times Review of Books
Pugnacious . . . rigorously researched . . . Scheer's prose is as clear as his evidence; readers will be galvanized by his incendiary account.

--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Author Bio
Robert Scheer is currently Editor-in-Chief of Truthdig.com, 2007 Webby Award winner for best political blog.