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Monday, July 7, 2014

"Nemesis: The Last Days Of The American Empire," CIA Cold Warrior Chalmers Johnson


Chalmers Johnson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalmers_Johnson


Excerpt: "Chalmers wrote numerous books including, most recently, three examinations of the consequences of American EmpireBlowbackThe Sorrows of Empire, andNemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic. A former cold warrior, his fears for the US changed:
"A nation can be one or the other, a democracy or an imperialist, but it can’t be both. If it sticks to imperialism, it will, like the old Roman Republic, on which so much of our system was modeled, lose its democracy to a domestic dictatorship.""


"Why We Fight, A Documentary Film About The Military-Industrial Complex"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/08/why-we-fight-documentary-film-about.html
(Chalmers Johnson is a featured commentator in "Why We Fight.")

"The End"
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Chalmers Johnson: 

"Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic"


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Chalmers Johnson, Author, scholar and leading critic of US foreign policy. Retired professor of international relations at the University of California, San Diego. He is also President of the Japan Policy Research Institute. His new book is "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic."

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. [includes rush transcript]
Chalmers Johnson is a retired professor of international relations at the University of California, San Diego. He is also President of the Japan Policy Research Institute. Johnson has written for several publications including Los Angeles Times, the London Review of Books, Harper’s Magazine, and The Nation. In 2005, he was featured prominently in the award-winning documentary film, "Why We Fight."
Chalmers Johnson joined me yesterday from San Diego. I began by asking him about the title of his book, "Nemesis."
  • Chalmers Johnson, Author, scholar and leading critic of US foreign policy. Retired professor of international relations at the University of California, San Diego. He is also President of the Japan Policy Research Institute. His new book is "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic."

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