I became interested in reading this book when I became curious about the continuities between the most-recent Bush administration and Obama's ... after the nice-sounding but vague rhetoric of his campaign, it became clear that "change" was hard to find: Obama's administration is top-to-bottom Wall St., he got his economic advice from the same people who have destroyed the economy, and even more startling, the military/national security team was largely left in place (or just did a little musical chairs). And Obama has continued the assault on civil liberties by signing into law authoritarian powers for the president and the military. The corporate-controlled media hardly notes these things, as they gave Bush a pass on everything when it mattered. Media is either complicit or incompetent. Or both. Most citizens are apathetic.
Something is going on here. The most likely hypothesis to my mind is that the US is essentially now a Plutocracy and a National Security State. A very (very) small group of people control public policy and the military-intelligence-industrial complex embodies an invisible government that freely asserts its will with or without subtlety. Most of the "news" that makes its way through the mass media is propaganda or mere entertainment.
Thankfully there are still a few true investigative reporters who are asking the tough questions and trying to follow the truth wherever it may lead. If you were looking at the last 50 years of American political history from afar, you would have to conclude that the Bush family is a dynasty. A father and son do not hold one of the top two jobs for 20 out of 28 years by accident, especially if they don't -- seem-- all that bright...
Of course, there is so much more to the story of the Bushes and it is absolutely riveting as told by Baker. This book at times reads like a great spy thriller (because it is) and there are astonishing revelations throughout (which are backed up meticulously in the footnotes). If you keep an open mind, it will either alter or make you question American history. I read the 500 pages in 2 days. And you develop a sympathy for Obama and anyone else who would want that job in these times, as you recognize that the real power in America is hidden in plain sight.
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- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Australia on September 9, 2022
An amazing and courageous work of historical truth out of the shadows
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DaleauReviewed in France on December 29, 2013
Un livre qui serait censuré en France
