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Killing Hope: U. S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II Paperback – January 1, 1995

by William Blum (Author)
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Is the United States a Force for Democracy? From China in the 1940s to Guatemala today, William Blum provides the most comprehensive study of the ongoing American holocaust. Covering U.S. intervention in more than 50 countries, KILLING HOPE describes the grim role played by the U.S. in overthrowing governments, perverting elections, assassinating leaders, suppressing revolutions, manipulating trade unions and manufacturing "news."
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    457 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Common Courage Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1995
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1567510523
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1567510522
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"A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy." -- Choice, about the previous edition, The CIA: A Forgotten History

"A very valuable book. The research and organization are extremely impressive." -- A.J. Langguth, author and former New York Times bureau chief, about the previous edition, The CIA: A Forgotten History

"Each chapter I read make me more and more angry." -- Helen Caldicott, about the previous edition, The CIA: A Forgotten History

"Far and away the best book on the topic." -- Noam Chomsky, about the previous edition, The CIA: A Forgotten History

"I enjoyed it immensely." -- Gore Vidal, about the previous edition, The CIA: A Forgotten History

"The single most useful summary of CIA history." -- John Stockwell, former CIA officer and author, about the previous edition, The CIA: A Forgotten History

About the Author

William Blum left the State Department in 1967, abandoning his aspiration of becoming a Foreign Service Officer, because of his opposition to what the United States was doing in Vietnam.

Mr. Blum has been a freelance journalist in the United States, Europe and South America. His stay in Chile in 1972-73, writing about the Allende government's "socialist experiment" and its tragic overthrow in a CIA-designed coup, instilled in him a personal involvement and an even more heightened interest in what his government was doing around the world.

In the mid-1970s he worked in London with former CIA officer Philip Agee and his associates on their project of exposing CIA personnel and their misdeeds.

He now lives in Washington, D.C., where he makes use of the Library of Congress and the National Archives to strike fear into the hearts of U.S. government imperialists.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Common Courage Pr (January 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 457 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1567510523
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1567510522
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Provides context for the current Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Traces the global manipulations precipitated by the "home of the free". Provides context and insight for further studies of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict. Should be required reading in this so indoctrinated nation...
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This is a book everyone in America should read. This is who we are!
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Emeretta
5.0 out of 5 stars Well documented and well written book about US intervention since WWII
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in US military and CIA interventions throughout the world since WWII. The discussion of US interventions appalled and disgusted me. Interference in elections, military support for overthrowing democratically elected governments, and training in torture techniques are all part of the US playbook. After reading this well-documented and well researched book, I will never again been naive about the nature of US involvement in the world. There has been no case since WWII where a country has been better off because of US involvement, even when the purported reason has been stated as humanitarian (NOT) and to promote democracy (NOT). The chapters are short but rich with detail. Ample footnotes are provided so that you can "fact-check" the author. What I disliked about the book is that I can no longer have any illusions about the motives of our government when intervening in other countries. I also found the small print size difficult to read---would have preferred a longer book with larger print.
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Joe Friendly
5.0 out of 5 stars What all Americans need to know
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Well written revelations about the shameful, criminal, evil military, covert, and diplomatic activities of America's government that we need to learn about so we can stop further such horrors, correct our foreign policy, and make amends to our victims. The American people have largely been fooled into believing we were spreading freedom and democracy around the world when it was mostly the opposite. Hopefully we can pressure the Biden administration to become good guys instead of the bad guys, like for starters, ending the sanctions, blockades, embargoes against Cuba, Venezuela, and other victim countries, end the military approach to dealing with China and Russian and totally quit nuclear weaponry.
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Brady
5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly for historians
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Excellently written and researched book. While advertised for lay people it is really a dense, very small print remember for historians. It established no academic context, as though nobody had ever thought of this before or had ever had a different view. His focus on a very specific theme gives the impression of heavy bias. So long as the reader is aware of the things and willing to do extra reading to learn the full context of this issue this would be a great book.
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Frank Fetters
5.0 out of 5 stars he couldn't recommend it. One of the reasons I got angry ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
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This is not just a "conspiracy theory" book. It is a factual, documented account of US involvement in other countries since World War II written by William Blum, a knowledgeable former State Department employee. I was told that reading this book would make me angry, and the person who told me that said that, for that reason, he couldn't recommend it. One of the reasons I got angry is, I remember serving in the Marine Corps from 1961 to 1963, and the information provided here concerning events that I vividly remember sheds new light on what we---as an a nation---were doing during that time. So, while I won't recommend this book, I will say that you will learn things that will finally make sense about our involvement overseas, and at the same time, make no sense at all.
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Jesse Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, comprehensive resource
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Highly recommended. Covers all the old favorites -- torture and death squads in Guatamala, Iranian coups, overthrowing Allende, crushing the Sandinistas, etc. But it also contains dozens of beautiful stories of CIA/U.S. military mass murder and torture that I'd never even heard of before. I've gathered a lot of wonderful cocktail party conversation starters from this one. Great for Christian reading groups and bedtime stories for your children. Of course the kids will probably get bored since they learn about all of this in their U.S. history classes, right?

Anyhow -- this is the best book on the subject of U.S. foreign policy. Well-sourced, well-written, and comprehensive. Get a copy, and share it with your friends.
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Jerry
5.0 out of 5 stars And the TRUTH shall make you free.
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2019
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Excellent coverage of what our government and military have been up to since WWII. How hypocritical of the USA to complain about Russian involvement in our 2016 election when we've been doing that, and much more, over the years. Using the mantra STOPPING COMMUNISM over and over to justify our meddling in the affairs of so many countries.
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T. Dunn
5.0 out of 5 stars This will make you very angry - Read it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2020
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A fantastic, engrossing piece of work.
I had to put it down after almost every chapter as it made me so angry and depressed. Blum has accumulated a wealth of evidence that gives substance to so many things I have believed for quite some time and brings into question so many things we take for granted in our view of the World.
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Read this man's books, he is one of the best
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