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by William Blum (Author) "Washington's war on terrorism is as doomed to failure as its war on drugs has been..." (more)
Key Phrases: United States, Khmer Rouge, New York (more...)
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"Rogue State forcibly reminds us of Vice President Agnew's immortal line: 'The United States, for all its faults, is still the greatest nation in the country."' - Gore Vidal, author of The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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The American Empire: To the American mind, these words sound like an oxymoron. Suggesting to Americans that their country has a compelling lust for political, economic and military hegemony over the rest of the world, divorced from any moral considerations, is akin to telling them of one's UFO abduction - except that they're more likely to believe the abduction story. William Blum has compiled evidence that will make believers of such sceptics. In 'Rogue State', he shows that 'close encounters' between the United States and alien nations have demonstrably been of the cruellest kind.

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Zed Books (July 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1842770152
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842770153
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,551,142 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to Review Objectively, February 28, 2003
First, remember that you are unlikely to find completely objective reviews for this book, but that's okay because of its extremely political nature. Blum is a polemicist, meaning he wants to create controversy and hard feelings in order to make his point. And yes the basic political angle of his work is leftist on the surface. However, he does have plenty of criticism for Clinton and the Democrats, so Blum's political persuasion might be more accurately described as social anarchist, as he distrusts all government and politicians and believes all power should be in the hands of the real people. Such sharp politics will rile up readers of any stripe, making objectivity hard to hang on to.

Regardless, most of this book contains extremely useful and relevant information on US chicanery and violence around the world. Despite the constant predictable sloganeering about freedom and democracy, the US has always been more concerned about preserving corporate interests and a hegemonic domination of power, with an ideology that is unyielding and destructive. Entire peoples and nations around the world have been ruined and exploited. This is why people around the world hate us, not because of a vague dispute with a vague concept like freedom. But anyone who makes that accusation will be given the narrow-minded but still harmful label "Un-American" and will be ignored, if not persecuted. That's what makes Blum's work important to read, and he mostly provides sharp evidence. Unfortunately his polemic style often descends into sarcasm, damaging his credibility, and he tends to rely on lists rather than deeper insights. Meanwhile the entire book is almost sunk by the mind-numbing final chapter that is merely a list of social problems and crimes that Blum disagrees with, offering little connection to the focus of the rest of the book.

That's about as objective as I can get with this review, given my own personal politics.

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it. , February 6, 2006
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As I read some of these hysterical reviews I begin to realize how disconnected many Americans are to what their country does in the world. They repeat standard American propagandistic slogans of freedom and free market capitalism (which even the US is not! with 1/3 of gdp attributed to government spending) and all the rest...this is a great book to read for anyone truly interested in what most of the world experiences. Some reviewers have even recommended Thomas Friedman! The most simplistic person in the world...but then again this is the US...so if you are interested in "pop international politics" filled with platitudes and hyperbole then he probably is your man, if you are interested in the underbelly of American politics and in seeing the complexities that go along with that then this book is for you. Another good book to read is "Confessions of an Economic Hitman".
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5.0 out of 5 stars APPALLING, SAD, AND SO VERY TRUE, January 23, 2006
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I read this book in pretty much one sitting (no new information here for me personally) and was simply more surprised than anything else to find it not only in print but the center of much attention, primarily via the unusal conduit of Osama Bin Laden. The book details and documents the rather amazingly sad state that American foreign policy has arrived at since the end of WWII. The gov't has indeed caused much misery and bloodshed around the world with deaths running into the many millions. I have seen some of the results of this myself firsthand, particularly in Asia, while visiting refugee camps on the Thai border. I have lived and worked in many countries (including Arab countries) over the years and watched and felt the horror and dismay of many peoples grow into hate. They don't hate our culture or even dislike the average rank and file American or resent our prosperity but they hate and loathe what our government does in our name in so many foreign lands. [...] I earnestly hope that this book does something to alleviate this ignorance. The book has some flaws but a great deal of well documented truth that cannot be ignored. Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Balkans and now poor Iraq and a bit here and there in between. A majority of those who make policy decisions have never lived outside of the country and in almost all cases cannot even speak or understand a foreign language. While it is plain that the author's viewpoint is liberal it is also equally plain that both political parties are very much to blame. This is also very much the type of book that the conventional media loves to suppress.

Perhaps it is time for another movie, "The Even Uglier American".

It appears that "The pleasure of hating makes patriotism an excuse for carrying fire, pestilence and famine into other lands." Buy this very interesting and well written book, read it and weep.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tip Of An Iceberg
Wake up people, read this fantastic book, if only more writers like
William Blum research and write books like "Rouge State" we would at
least know (a little at least)... Read more
Published on June 9, 2007 by Peter Field

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant survey of US foreign policy
This is an indispensable guide to the domestic and foreign policies of the US state. In Part I, Blum analyses the US state's use of terrorists, particularly those who fought in... Read more
Published on December 15, 2006 by William Podmore

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for anyone's political library
This book is one of those that I keep having to purchase and repurchase. Every time I get into a discussion about the infallibility of the United States with someone, I "loan"... Read more
Published on December 13, 2006 by W. Andrews

5.0 out of 5 stars It takes courage to open your mind to this message

Time is increasingly proving William Blum to be courageous and correct about the real purpose of US imperialism. Read more
Published on September 22, 2006 by A Thoughtful Reader

4.0 out of 5 stars When Democracy Kills
The claim to faim of "Rogue State" rests mostly on the infamous praise of Al Qaida Leader and probably now more famous then Jesus, terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Read more
Published on August 8, 2006 by karim

5.0 out of 5 stars What Every Patriotic American SHOULD Know!!
This book by William Blum is a masterpiece. I have never read an account of history so thoroughly documented. Read more
Published on August 7, 2006 by B-Magnetic

5.0 out of 5 stars i loved it
this book was hilarious and very eye-opening. and full of the sorts of factoids you'd never be able to find anywhere else. Read more
Published on August 6, 2006 by Afra

1.0 out of 5 stars The Lie That Will Not Die
There comes a point in every conversation about terrorism with liberals when they announce, with the all of the smug assurance of the possessor of a great and secret knowledge,... Read more
Published on August 4, 2006 by voxceltica

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo for courage to publish
This book should be mandatory for all Americans - true accounts of American terrorist policy against the World. Read more
Published on July 25, 2006 by Bolo Polo

2.0 out of 5 stars fun read, lots of hyperbole, quite biased, selectively documented
trying to make an exciting context, the author exaggerates and connects dots that are not there
Published on June 24, 2006 by SteveNY

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