Before & After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis

In 'Before & After,' Phyllis Bennis has provided Americans with an essential book on 9.11. Her points are well-documented and enumerated in a clear and jargon-free language. Moreover, she discusses each of the required topics: Oil and Israel, Palestine and human rights, American and international politics, regional and world domination, unilateralism and the rule of law. She easily exposes the Bush administration as a blunderbuss implementing an overt and unapologetic imperialism while she also argues, convincingly, I would add, that the Bush administration has used 9.11 to provide coverage for a pre-existing foreign policy (unilateralism and militarism) that would not have gained widespread acceptance otherwise.In sum, her book is required reading for anyone wishing to understand the pre-history and after-life of the horrific event and, additionally, the reasons the US will soon invade Iraq.

This is a very important book for anyone wishing to be an informed citizen of today's America and the world. This book gives us the chance to understand US foreign policy and begin to change it. Becoming informed is the first crucial step. I can't recommend it highly enough. It is clearly written and very easy to read.

This book will tell you everything that you truly need to know about recent U.S foregn policy as it relates to September 11th and our involvement with Mideast countries and events. To read this book is to understand how the dominating focus of the current Bush administration is to protect and expand our oil interests in the Mideast. Any civil or international interest or action that might possibly distract from this dominant focus is cast aside by the Bush team. The mass media have not adequately informed us of the very disturbing nature of this focus and its consequences. Reading this book is essential for everyone who wants to understand where we currently stand, as a nation, as a people, and as a member of the global community. Reading this book will enable you to clarify where you stand, as a citizen of the most internationally dominant nation in the history of the world. The book is sufficiently detailed, yet very clearly written. I believe that Before and After may be the single most important book that you can read at this particular point in history.