Nemesis: The Last Days Of The American Republic (American Empire Project),New

The Longawaited Final Volume Of Chalmers Johnsons Bestsellingblowback Trilogy Confronts The Overreaching Of The American Empire And The Threat It Poses To The Republicin His Prophetic Book Blowback, Chalmers Johnson Linked The Cias Clandestine Activities Abroad To Disaster At Home. In The Sorrows Of Empire, He Explored The Ways In Which The Growth Of American Militarism And The Garrisoning Of The Planet Have Jeopardized Our Stability. Now, In Nemesis, He Shows How Imperial Overstretch Is Undermining The Republic Itself, Both Economically And Politically.Delving Into New Areasfrom Plans To Militarize Outer Space To Constitutionbreaking Presidential Activities At Home And The Devastating Corruption Of A Toothless Congressnemesis Offers A Striking Description Of The Trap Into Which The Dreams Of Americas Leaders Have Taken Us. Drawing Comparisons To Empires Past, Johnson Explores In Vivid Detail Just What The Unintended Consequences Of Our Dependence On A Permanent War Economy Are Likely To Be. What Does It Mean When A Nations Main Intelligence Organization Becomes The Presidents Secret Army? Or When The Globes Sole 'Hyperpower,' No Longer Capable Of Paying For The Vaulting Ambitions Of Its Leaders, Becomes The Greatest Hyperdebtor Of All Times?In His Stunning Conclusion, Johnson Suggests That Financial Bankruptcy Could Herald The Breakdown Of Constitutional Government In Americaa Crisis That May Ultimately Prove To Be The Only Path To A Renewed Nation.