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'''Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II''' is a 2003 [[List of | '''Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II''' is a 2003 [[List of Anarchist Books|book]] by [[William Blum]] which discusses...[[United States of America|US military]] and [[CIA]] interventions since [[World War II]], it outlines the efforts to build an [[American Empire]] in the second half of the 20th century through a combination of invasions, [[Bombing|bombings]], supporting coups, backing terrorists and interfering in elections. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The overall premise of the book is that the USA has constructed an advanced neo-colonial empire via invasions, bombings, coups, election interference, supporting terrorists and covert assassinations. Documenting many episodes from the second half of the 20th century, the book argues the US uses anti-communism (and later 'fighting terrorism' and 'spreading democracy') as ideological justifications for this project, claiming to want freedom for all but actually fighting any country that doesn't bend to the will of the US government or US corporations. From the moment of the [[October Revolution (Russia)|first 'socialist' revolution]], the US has been acting as a global policeman to ensure that people don't get ideas like 'redistribution of wealth', 'common ownership', 'workers control of industry' or 'direct democracy'. | |||
=== 1. China 1945 to 1960s: Was Mao Tse-tung just paranoid? === | === 1. China 1945 to 1960s: Was Mao Tse-tung just paranoid? === | ||
After the end of [[World War II]], the US began to interfere in the [[Chinese Civil War]] in support of the [[Kuomingtang]] (despite much of the faction being composed of collaborates with [[Japanese Empire|Japan]]. Deploying 100,000 US soldiers to the area, training 500,000 Kuomingtang soldiers, airlifting supplies in, bombing pro-communist villages and providing political support for the Kuomingtang. After this failed, the US supported the new state of [[Taiwan]] (despite its repression and repeated attacks on [[China]], killing tens of thousands of people) and supporting the secret Kuomingtang army in northern [[Myanmar]], one which created a [[Drug Trafficking|giant illegal heroin industry]] (which the CIA helped transport) and killed more people in China, in addition to being a massive violation of sovereignty for Myanmar. | |||
=== 2. Italy 1947-1948: Free elections, Hollywood style === | === 2. Italy 1947-1948: Free elections, Hollywood style === | ||
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* [https://archive.org/details/pdfy-y_8iHigC3Ms5TngF Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II] at [[archive.org]] | * [https://archive.org/details/pdfy-y_8iHigC3Ms5TngF Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II] at [[archive.org]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 3 April 2024
Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II is a 2003 book by William Blum which discusses...US military and CIA interventions since World War II, it outlines the efforts to build an American Empire in the second half of the 20th century through a combination of invasions, bombings, supporting coups, backing terrorists and interfering in elections.
Summary
The overall premise of the book is that the USA has constructed an advanced neo-colonial empire via invasions, bombings, coups, election interference, supporting terrorists and covert assassinations. Documenting many episodes from the second half of the 20th century, the book argues the US uses anti-communism (and later 'fighting terrorism' and 'spreading democracy') as ideological justifications for this project, claiming to want freedom for all but actually fighting any country that doesn't bend to the will of the US government or US corporations. From the moment of the first 'socialist' revolution, the US has been acting as a global policeman to ensure that people don't get ideas like 'redistribution of wealth', 'common ownership', 'workers control of industry' or 'direct democracy'.
1. China 1945 to 1960s: Was Mao Tse-tung just paranoid?
After the end of World War II, the US began to interfere in the Chinese Civil War in support of the Kuomingtang (despite much of the faction being composed of collaborates with Japan. Deploying 100,000 US soldiers to the area, training 500,000 Kuomingtang soldiers, airlifting supplies in, bombing pro-communist villages and providing political support for the Kuomingtang. After this failed, the US supported the new state of Taiwan (despite its repression and repeated attacks on China, killing tens of thousands of people) and supporting the secret Kuomingtang army in northern Myanmar, one which created a giant illegal heroin industry (which the CIA helped transport) and killed more people in China, in addition to being a massive violation of sovereignty for Myanmar.