Table of Contents
Title Page
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
EDITOR’S NOTE
WHAT UNCLE SAM REALLY WANTS
THE MAIN GOALS OF US FOREIGN POLICY
Protecting our turf
The liberal extreme
The “Grand Area”
Restoring the traditional order
Our commitment to democracy
The threat of a good example
The three-sided world
EVASTATION ABROAD
Our Good Neighbor policy
The crucifixion of El Salvador
Teaching Nicaragua a lesson
Making Guatemala a killing field
The invasion of Panama
Inoculating Southeast Asia
The Gulf War
The Iran/Contra cover-up
The prospects for Eastern Europe
The world’s rent-a-thug
BAINWASHING AT HOME
How the Cold War worked
The war on (certain) drugs
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
Socialism, real and fake
The media
THE FUTURE
Things have changed
What you can do