Killing Hope
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| Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II | |
| Author | William Blum |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | History |
| Publisher | Common Courage Press |
| Publication date | 2003 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 500 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 1567512534 |
Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions since World War II is a history book on covert CIA operations and U.S. military interventions during the second half of the 20th century, written by former State Department employee William Blum. The book takes a strongly critical view of American foreign policy.
The book covers various US foreign policy ventures from just after World War II onward. Its basic premise is that the Soviet Union occupied the Warsaw Pact states only to better defend its territory[citation needed] and the American Cold War-era activities abroad were done with imperialist motives.
Noam Chomsky called it "Far and away the best book on the topic."[citation needed]
[edit] Editions
First published in the mid-1980s, it has since been updated several times by the author.
- Black Rose Books; New Ed edition (December 31, 2000) ISBN 1-55164-096-1
- 2003 revised edition (Common Courage Press) ISBN 1-56751-252-6
[edit] External links
- killinghope.org (contains on-line chapters)
