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The Greatest Sedition is Silence William Rivers Pitt

The Greatest Sedition is Silence By William Rivers Pitt

The Greatest Sedition is Silence by William Rivers Pitt


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A critique of 21st century American democracy

The Greatest Sedition is Silence Summary

The Greatest Sedition is Silence: Four Years in America by William Rivers Pitt

This caustic critique of the last four years of American government gives voice to the growing tide of dissent and outrage with America's leaders both inside the country and in the wider world. This book argues that, under George W. Bush, America makes a mockery of the values of liberty and truth that it purports to stand for, and that it is now more important than ever to speak out.

It reveals how the crisis in America was engineered by a group of Christian conservatives whose attempts in 1998 to bring down the Clinton government led to the perversion of the American electoral process, resulting in the illegitimate installation of George W. Bush into the Presidency.

In the aftermath of September 11th, America has in many senses lost its way. Citizens are counselled to 'watch what they say' by the White House, just as questions of deadly import are ignored by the government and the media. In their rush to defend 'liberty', George Bush and his allies are actually endangering the freedom of the individual, as laid down in international law. Yet how do we save freedom by limiting it? Why, after all this time, have there been no answers regarding what really happened on 9/11?

The Greatest Sedition is Silence Reviews

'Passionate, informed, important: helps us see what's wrong with American politics today. This book is a call to arms for all progressive-minded Americans, and anyone who believes the US is charting a deadly course' -- Greg Palast, journalist and author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

About William Rivers Pitt

William Rivers Pitt is a senior editor and lead columnist at Truthout. He is the author of The Greatest Sedition Is Silence (Pluto, 2003).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: A Book of Memory
1. The Dream That Was America
2. Twenty Pounds of Bullshit in a Ten Pound Bag
3. Enronomics
4. A Bright September Morning
5. The Light of the World
6. One Crazy Summer: The Media Before and After September 11th
7. American Elections: 2000 and Beyond
8. 'We The People' Means You
Notes
Index

Additional information

GOR005327571
9780745320106
0745320104
The Greatest Sedition is Silence: Four Years in America by William Rivers Pitt
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pluto Press
20030520
256
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