Beating the Devil: The Incendiary Rants of Alexander Cockburn (AK Press Audio) [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK] (Audio CD)

~ Alexander Cockburn (Author)

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A "wittiest of" nationally known maverick commentator Alex Cockburn recent talks. Subjects he defiles range from Colombia to the American Presidency to the missile defense system. Whether he's skewering the fallacies of the U.S. Drug War or illuminating the dark crevices of secret government, his erudite and extemporaneous style warms the hearts of even the stodgiest cynics of the left.

About the Author

Alexander Cockburn is one of Left-wing America's best known journalists. He writes a weekly column for The Nation and New York Press. He is also a founding editor of the bi-monthly journal Counterpunch. His books include: Whiteout:The CIA, Drugs and The Press, Five Days That Shook the World, Washington Babylon and The Golden Age Is In Us.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 80 pages
• Publisher: AK Press; Abridged edition (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1902593499
• ISBN-13: 978-1902593494
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,165,595 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A PRINCIPLED FOE OF ENTRENCHED POWER, January 9, 2003

By	John E. Cox (Memphis, Tn United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Listening to these exerpts from several of Cockburn's talks is a relief from the 24/7 idiocy of the cable networks and what passes for talk radio. He covers lots of topics of recent interest(the stolen election of 2000, Clinton's disgusting final days, the proper response to 9-11) and each time illuminates a part of the story ignored by the mainstream press. My only complaint is that he was much to soft on that miserable cheerleader for our Warlord-in-Chief, Christopher Hitchens, a man who reacted to the attacks of 9-11 by throwing overboard just about all his principles. He really should have been more thoroughly scorched - that section was not sufficiently "incendiary"!