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Chalmers Johnson
In his new book, CIA analyst, distinguished scholar, and best-selling author Chalmers Johnson argues that US military and economic overreach may actually lead to the nation’s collapse as a constitutional republic. It’s the last volume in his Blowback trilogy, following the best-selling “Blowback” and “The Sorrows of Empire.” In those two, Johnson argued American clandestine and military activity has led to un-intended, but direct disaster here in the United States.
February 27th, 2007 Chalmers Johnson: Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
August 17, 2004 Evolving Empire: Chalmers Johnson on Bush’s Major Troop Realignment
May 26, 2004 Chalmers Johnson: The Sorrows of Empire Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
September 12, 2001 Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
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