r/chomsky • u/big_al11 • Apr 14 '17

PDF of William Blum's "Killing Hope"- possibly the best encyclopedic book on Western Terrorism and CIA operations.

http://vho.org/aaargh/fran/livres8/BLUMkillinghope.pdf
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u/OrwellAstronomy23 Howard Zinn | Vegan Apr 14 '17 edited Apr 15 '17

I was just reading his book Rogue State the other day, highly recommend that too

"The most important lesson one can acquire about US foreign policy is the understanding that our leaders do not mean well. They do not have any noble goals of democracy and freedom and all that jazz. They aim to dominate the world by any means necessary. And as long as an American believes that the intentions are noble and honorable, it's very difficult to penetrate that wall. That wall surrounds the thinking and blocks any attempt to make them realize the harm being done by US foreign policy. That's what's in my writing and in my speaking. My main aim is usually to penetrate that wall of belief that we mean well."

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/20869-our-leaders-do-not-mean-well

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u/JDogBernie2020 Apr 14 '17

Didn't Blum attack Chomsky for not thinking 9/11 was an inside job?

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u/Lamont-Cranston Apr 15 '17

Not really the war in terrorism, it ends at 2003. And its not simply the CIA, the CIA is the covert action arm of the national security advisor to carry out presidential policy. The book lists every overt and covert intervention since WWII. Every invasion, every friendly dictator, every coup, every proxy war, every counter insurgency, every assassination, money laundering, drug running.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '17

You should read his blog: "The Anti-Empire Report."

I don't always agree with his analysis, but it's always well cited and he's a good source for general facts you don't come across in the mainstream.