Strange Liberators: Militarism, Mayhem, and the Pursuit of Profit
A very detailed analysis of US foreign policy and especially how  its words run utterly counter to its actions... How does one convey the nature of a rapacious, imperialist state to all but  the already converted without reeling off statistics or resorting to lefty  versions of sound bites? Elich does it with a good deal of sarcasm laced with irony, and then pours  the facts on top as a rich source for us to relish... Gaining access to the facts is akin to an archaeological excavation that  few either have the skill, understanding or patience to undertake. Luckily,  we have people like Elich to do the digging for us. --William Bowles, "Illusion and Reality," Investigating Imperialism,  September 23, 2006Radical political scientist and historian Michael Parenti writes  in his introduction to Greg Elich's new book, Strange Liberators: "The  difference between what U.S. citizens think their rulers are doing in the  world and what these rulers actually are doing is one of the great  propaganda achievements of history." With his ambitious attempt to combat  that propaganda, Elich confronts the lies of the U.S. government and its  servile media as he takes on what he calls the "hard cases." North Korea's  nuclear program, the imperialist assault on Yugoslavia and the machinations  against Zimbabwe are his major topics. Even for people who have been  following these conflicts closely, Elich has found material that sheds new  light on the events. His work regarding the DPRK is especially on target  now. --John Catalinotto, "Countering Imperialist Propaganda," Workers  World, July 20, 2006