The Exception to the Rulers :
Exposing Oily Politicians, War
Profiteers, and the Media That Love
Them by David Goodman
The Crony Connections.
er comments turned Charlie Rose red in the face. Bill Clinton called her
hostile, combative, and even disrespectful. Newt Gingrich said to her,
Youre the kind of reporter I warned my mother about. Meet Amy
Goodman, award-winning journalist and host of the daily hour-long talk
show that is a beacon for passionate, critical, and hard-hitting news. On
subjects ranging from the deceptions of the George H. W. Bush
administration to the corruption of media monopolies and corporate
influence over the government, Amy Goodman attacks and exposes the
lies and hypocrisy that put democracy at risk. Goodman has traveled the
world reporting and speaking out in defense of human rights and offers no
apologies for her advocacy. At lectures, rallies, and other public
appearances, thousands turn out to hear her speak the truth. Now, in her
first book, she offers her no-holds-barred perspective on world events.
The Goodmans have produced an exceptional expose' on the Bush
administration's style of "freedom". It's the freedom to know what they want
us to know. The press has been leashed/limited in their coverage of the
war in Iraq. This was accomplished by the introduction of "embed"
reporters during the height of the invasion.
This book highlights foreign aid double-standards where human rights are
concerned. Amy Goodman and Allan Nairns were eye witnesses to mass
executions perpetrated by an ally,Indonesia.
Some points brought up in this book are:
Donald Rumsfeld's denial of being a presidential envoy to Saddam
Hussein in the early 80's after Hussein used poison gas on opponents. The
use of that gas went from being a non-factor to a motive for invading Iraq a
few decades later.
The Zumach documments-the unredacted Iraq report to the U.N. that
detailed it's weapon program only confirms what has long been believed by
many.....U.S. corporate and official complicity in arming Iraq.
The blueprint for post-9/11 foreign policy was drawn up by the Project for
the New American Century founded in 1997 to promote American
imperialism. Membership is represented by many of the warhawks-
Rumsfeld,Cheney,Scooter Libby,Wolfowitz,and Richard Perle.
"In an administration that has taken a pledge of allegiance to enrich it's
billionaire buddies,one crony captitalist trumps them all:Vice President Dick
Cheney."-page 65.
"For the Bush family,taking care of business-and it's billionaire friends-has
always come first,and these friends have always repaid the favor by taking
very good care of the Bushes."-page 45. Cronyism at it's worst.The Carlyle
Group appears in that context.
The domestic propaganda machine was examined and how it was used to
support the war before,during, and since the invasion of Iraq.
The "Oilygarchy" chapter was a well-presented expose' on the
corporations that are profiteering from the current wars and the "crony
connections" that make it possible.
The Goodmans book is one of the better critiques on the subject of current
foreign policy. The equal of "Sorrows of Empire" by Chalmers Johnson in
my opinion. Amy Goodman does write from first-hand experience and as
an investigative journalist she has a unique perspective. "The Exceptions
to the Rulers" is highly recommended reading!
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