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THE BOOKS WITH "BUZZ":
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Learn the real story behind the WMD in Iraq:

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
by Ron Suskind

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

DaveW recommends:

I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas Hofstadter

Need some laughs?

I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert

rae recommends:

Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
by Morris Berman.

On BooMan’s shelf:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Adventure Divas
by Holly Morris

Here’s a good one from
Elizabeth Gilbert:

Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

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The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Wellstone

From northcountry’s bookshelf:

The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
Political Corruption and Economic Chaos
by Ravi Batra

A novel about contractors in Iraq from the woman that runs The Spy That Billed Me:

Outsourced: A Novel
from RJ Hillhouse.


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Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power by Phyllis Bennis (interviewed on DN!)


Featured by Keith Olbermann, New (Powell's Sale): Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (whose other books merit serious consideration)


"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen


The book the CIA doesn't want you to read: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Larry Johnson's review


BT's all-time best seller:

PERMACULTURE:
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$79.95 * Sale: $59.95


Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Third Edition)


The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!


The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan


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Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by Women Journalists by Eleanor Mills * NYT review


Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies & Their Journey


1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus



Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
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Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky (Power & Terror: Post 9-11 Talks)


The Price of Privilege:

How Parental Pressure and
Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of
Disconnected and Unhappy Kids

by Madeline Levine


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I think it's perfectly obvious that "protecting Israel" conflicts with US national interests. (I won't use the tendentious phrase "protecting America", since the main threat that America needs to be protected from is itself.) If it wasn't for (1) Israel having been created as a byproduct of British imperialism; (2) Israel having decided that the only way it can deal with its neighbors is from a position of absolute military superiority, as opposed to dealing with its neighbors diplomatically, through realpolitik; (3) the US giving unconditional support to Israel, no matter how much Israel violates international law -- the US would really have no significant conflict at all with the Arab world. They have oil; we have hip pop culture. What's the problem? According to the economic theory that both American parties embrace, there is no reason why America and oil-rich Middle Eastern countries cannot just trade amicably, and leave it at that, were it not for Israel. Mearsheimer and Walt make basically this point.

Obviously, Obama's policy should be evaluated in its totality. It's just that I was very taken by Clinton and Gore's victory speeches in 1992, only to be really let down. So far, Obama has given no indication that he will be any different.

And now that we're at it, I have a problem with this whole "change" meme. To say that you want change means that you accept the present situation on some level. Why couldn't Obama have chosen the slogan "Let's get this country back on track?" He never says that Bush has radically moved the country in the wrong direction, since that would require him to point out that the "war on terror" is bullshit. But Obama speaks of the "war on terror" as a rational, legitimate activity.

Change we can't believe in. No we can't!

by Alexander on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:57:23 AM EST
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I don't believe the statement was contradictory, but share your frustration that he has not given us any real signs that he will truly change policy, particularly on Israel.  I also disagree with those who claim Israel played no role in our decision to invade Iraq.  Read Richard Perle's "A Clean Break: A New Strategy For Securing the Realm", but I think they do it out a real fear of retaliation fro m likudnik groups.  Unfortunately we must just cross our fingers that the real policy will be better than the rhetoric, and prepare for massive street protests if it is not.

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by StrayRoots (dameocrat@STUFFTOREMOVEpeacemail.com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 04:50:04 AM EST
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