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The Pornography of Power


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In the course of his forty-year-career as one of America's most admired journalists, Robert Scheer's work has been praised by Gore Vidal, Susan Sontag, and Joan Didion, who deems him "one of the best reporters of our time." Now, Scheer brings a lifetime of wisdom and experience to one of the most overlooked and dangerous issues of our time - the destructive influence of America's military-industrial complex.


Scheer examines the expansion of our military presence throughout the world, our insane nuclear strategy, the immorality of corporations profiting in Iraq, and the arrogance of our foreign policy. Although Scheer is a liberal, his view echoes that of former Republican president General Dwight Eisenhower, who, in his farewell speech to the American people, spoke prophetically about need to guard against the growing influence of the military-industrial complex. In George W. Bush's America, politicians like Ike and Richard Nixon seem like prudent centrists.


The views of libertarians, liberals, and pacifists are often overlooked or ignored by America's mainstream media. The Pornography of Power is the culmination of a respected journalist's efforts to change the terms of debate. At a time when many are exploiting fears of terrorist attacks and only a few national leaders are willing to advocate cuts in defense spending, nuclear disarmament, and restrained use of American force, Robert Scheer has written a manifesto for enlightened reform.
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7 responses // The Pornography of Power

  • Interesting!
    stopnoise
  • http://youtube.com/watch?v=chXjCtkymRQ
    It's a fact that war profiteering is detrimental and corrupting the Military and the private sector. When companies like Haliburton rape, thieve and kill in the name of America. It's disgusting and against the law, there is no question about it!
    Here's the question of the day. Are we a Republic or are we an Empire? Cut the crap. We basically have an oligarchy where there is an elite class who govern by way of secrecy and fear mongering for the purpose of personal and corporate gain. That has nothing to do with an open Democratic government.
    jc911truth
  • Of course war profiteering is illegal. That's why Haliburton moved it's headquarters to Dubai. I hope when Cheney moves there to claim his piece of the pie he is arrested and tried by the world court. I'd love to see him tried and executed.
    Marilynn_Murray
  • War profiteering is illegal and immoral.

    But it continues because there is so much money in killing, destruction and rebuilding.

    Research shows our Congress people have billions of individual investment in weapons and defense corporations.

    Whose interests do you think they are serving?

    Demand Peace Now.
    TouchArt
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  • They should either devest themselves of those investments or resign. I thought that was illegal? What the Hell happened that they can do that now?
    Marilynn_Murray
  • Pornography of Power ... Bush/Cheney et. al. have been enjoying a flippin' orgy.
    Amber_LaStrega

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