Endless Enemies; The Making of an Unfriendly World 0865531242, 0312921780
In this well-documented account, the author shows how America intervened in the affairs of nations abroad inconsisently
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English Pages 450 Year 1986
Table of contents :
1 A WORLD OF TROUBLES
2 THE BANKERS, THE BUSINESSMEN, AND THE LAWYERS
3 FRIENDS IN FOREIGN LANDS
4 THE U S. COMES TO AFRICA
5 HOW THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER BROUGHT THE CUBAN CIVIL WAR TO LAKE TANGANYIKA
6 WHERE THE MONEY GOES
7 ANOTHER WAY
8 SUCCESS BY NONINTERVENTION: NIGERIA
9 FAILURE BY INTERVENTION: ANGOLA
10 UPSETTING THE BALANCE: IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN
11 REPRESSING THE MARKETPLACE: THE MIDDLE EAST
12 TAR BABY WARS: THE RUSSIANS IN AFGHANISTAN
13 MAKING OUR BED IN CENTRAL AMERICA: I
14 MAKING OUR BED IN CENTRAL AMERICA: II
15 THE CHOSEN ENEMY: THE CUBANS
16 DOMINOES: EAST ASIA
17 THE CHINA SYNDROME
18 THE ZAIRE OF ASIA: THE PHILIPPINES
19 THE UNPREDICTABLE RESULTS OF COVERT ACTION
20 THE CORRUPTION OF DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS: THE AFL-CIO
21 LIES: THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS
22 ON CAPITALISM, COMMUNISM, AND FREEDOM
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