Supplying repression: U.S. support for authoritarian regimes abroad - Softcover

Klare, Michael T

Softcover

ISBN 10: 089758001X ISBN 13: 9780897580014

Publisher: Institute for Policy Studies, 1977

Synopsis

From the Foreword: A strong democratic mandate has rarely been deemed necessary by the power-wielders in Washington. It is enough if the public shuts up, minds its own consumerist business, and leaves the tactics of imperial defense where it belongs-namely, in the professional hands of leaders and bureaucrats. And so, whether popular or not, we can expect these interventionary policies of support for repression to go on, at least until effectively opposed by a strong social movement in this country. One of the vital tools of active opposition is persuasive information. Contrary to liberal illusion, formal freedoms do not assure the quality of information and analysis needed for an alert citizenry. Media bias, secrecy, special-interest lobbying, and the black arts of "disinformation" are a formidable array of obstacles. For these reasons it requires ingenuity, perseverance, and a clarity of will to gather and present information in a manner that is at once compelling and mobilizing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Institute for Policy Studies
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 089758001X
• ISBN 13: 9780897580014
• Binding: Paperback