Armed Madhouse: Who's Afraid of Osama Wolf?, China Floats, Bush Sinks, The Scheme to Steal '08,No Child's Behind Left, and Other Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Class War

by Palast, Greg

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New York: Dutton. 2006. F First American Edition. H Hard Cover. Good. Some shelfwear; inner DJ has some dampstain at foot of spine (does not affect text).

Book summary

Investigative journalist Greg Palast presents a cornucopia of political exposés that go far in proving that Orwell was right. In his report on the ineptness of the War on Terror, Palast reveals how the Bush family discouraged investigations into the House of Saud and how it hired a private firm, Choice Point, to investigate American citizens. His article on the Iraq War argues that oil was the motivating factor in the invasion, and he reports on the disappearance of $8.8 billion under Ambassador Paul Bremer. An extended piece on how the 2004 election was stolen highlights voter suppression in Ohio and Florida, and predicts similar chicanery in 2008. His report on globalization asserts that the world is not flat, as Thomas Friedman would like to think, but that it is tilted to those with wealth and power, and he shows how corporations are getting stronger while workers' rights are eroding fast.