“Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic"
In his new book, CIA analyst, distinguished scholar, and best-selling author Chalmers Johnson argues that US military and economic overreach may actually lead to the nation's collapse as a constitutional republic. It's the last volume in his Blowback trilogy, following the best-selling "Blowback" and "The Sorrows of Empire." In those two, Johnson argued American clandestine and military activity has led to un-intended, but direct disaster here in the United States.
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also: 737 U.S. Military Bases = Global Empire
By Chalmers Johnson, Metropolitan Books. Posted February 19, 2007.
With more than 2,500,000 U.S. personnel serving across the planet and military bases spread across each continent, it's time to face up to the fact that our American democracy has spawned a global empire.
excerpted from Chalmers Johnson's new book, "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic": http://www.alternet.org/story/47998
Posted by Stubbornson at February 27, 2007 07:42 PM