The World As It Is - Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress

Drawing on two decades of experience as a war correspondent and based on his numerous columns for Truthdig, Chris Hedges presents The World As It Is , a panorama of the American empire at home and abroad, from the coarsening effect of America's War on Terror to the front lines in the Middle East and South Asia and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Underlying his reportage is a constant struggle with the nature of war and its impact on human civilization. "War is always about betrayal," Hedges notes. "It is about betrayal of the young by the old, of cynics by idealists, and of soldiers and Marines by politicians. Society's institutions, including our religious institutions, which mold us into compliant citizens, are unmasked." INTRODUCTION......Page 780 POLITICS......Page 781 ISRAEL AND PALESTINE......Page 791 THE MIDDLE EAST......Page 794 THE DECAY OF EMPIRE......Page 795 BookmarkTitle:......Page 813 BookmarkTitle:......Page 817 BookmarkTitle:......Page 820 BookmarkTitle:......Page 826 BookmarkTitle:......Page 829 BookmarkTitle:......Page 831 BookmarkTitle:......Page 834 BookmarkTitle:......Page 840 BookmarkTitle:......Page 842 BookmarkTitle:......Page 844 BookmarkTitle:......Page 846 BookmarkTitle:......Page 848 BookmarkTitle:......Page 852 BookmarkTitle:......Page 855 BookmarkTitle:......Page 858 BookmarkTitle:......Page 863 BookmarkTitle:......Page 864 BookmarkTitle:......Page 866 BookmarkTitle:......Page 870 BookmarkTitle:......Page 873 BookmarkTitle:......Page 875 BookmarkTitle:......Page 876 BookmarkTitle:......Page 880 BookmarkTitle:......Page 881 BookmarkTitle:......Page 882 The bestselling author of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" and "Empire of Illusion" takes readers inside the dark heart of American empire, at home and abroad