13-11-2012, 09:55 PM
I just purchased the companion book to the series.
On Amazon, we learn the following:
The authors (Stone and historian Peter Kuznick) reveal that:
· The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were militarily unnecessary and morally indefensible.
No such revelation was included in episode one. Let's be patient until next week's telecast.
We're also promised that the book will demonstrate how:
· The United States, not the Soviet Union, bore the lion's share of responsibility for perpetuating the Cold War.
· The U.S. love affair with right-wing dictators has gone as far as overthrowing elected leaders, arming and training murderous military officers, and forcing millions of people into poverty.
· U.S.-funded Islamist fundamentalists, who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan, have blown back to threaten the interests of the U.S. and its allies.
· U.S. presidents, especially in wartime, have frequently trampled on the constitution and international law.
· The United States has brandished nuclear threats repeatedly and come terrifyingly close to nuclear war.
Stay, as they say, tuned.
On Amazon, we learn the following:
The authors (Stone and historian Peter Kuznick) reveal that:
· The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were militarily unnecessary and morally indefensible.
No such revelation was included in episode one. Let's be patient until next week's telecast.
We're also promised that the book will demonstrate how:
· The United States, not the Soviet Union, bore the lion's share of responsibility for perpetuating the Cold War.
· The U.S. love affair with right-wing dictators has gone as far as overthrowing elected leaders, arming and training murderous military officers, and forcing millions of people into poverty.
· U.S.-funded Islamist fundamentalists, who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan, have blown back to threaten the interests of the U.S. and its allies.
· U.S. presidents, especially in wartime, have frequently trampled on the constitution and international law.
· The United States has brandished nuclear threats repeatedly and come terrifyingly close to nuclear war.
Stay, as they say, tuned.