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[Peter Lemkin]

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Dec 10 at 5:45pm


Interview with William Blum (1933-2018)



Title: Interview with author William Blum Part 2 | The Future of Freedom
Date Filmed: 2016.10.16 | Published: 2018.03.09
Featuring: William Blum (born 6 March 1933) is an American author, historian, and critic of United States foreign policy. He worked in a computer related position at the United States Department of State in the mid-1960s. Initially an anti-communist with dreams of becoming a foreign service officer, he became disillusioned by the Vietnam War. He lives in Washington, DC. (Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blum)

1986: The CIA: A Forgotten History (Zed Books) ISBN 0-86232-480-7
2000: Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower (Common Courage Press) ISBN 1-56751-194-5
2002: West-Bloc Dissident: A Cold War Memoir (Soft Skull Press) ISBN 1-56751-306-9
2003: Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II, revised edition (Common Courage Press) ISBN 1-56751-252-6
2004: Freeing the World to Death: Essays on the American Empire (Common Courage Press)
2013: America's Deadliest Export: Democracy - The Truth About US Foreign Policy and Everything Else (Zed Books) ISBN 1-78032-445-6

Osama bin Laden reportedly held Blum's "Rogue State" in high esteem: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bin-lad...75551.html
"In early 2006, Blum briefly became the subject of widespread media attention when Osama bin Laden issued a public statement in which he quoted Blum and recommended that all Americans read Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower. As a result of the mention, sales of his book greatly increased. "I was quite surprised and even shocked and amused when I found out what he'd said," Blum said. "I was glad. I knew it would help the book's sales and I was not bothered by who it was coming from. If he shares with me a deep dislike for certain aspects of US foreign policy, then I'm not going to spurn any endorsement of the book by him. I think it's good that he shares those views and I'm not turned off by that."[5] On the Bin Laden endorsement Blum stated, "This is almost as good as being an Oprah book."[1] In a May 22, 2006 article entitled, Come Out of the White House With Your Hands Up, Blum wrote, "Since the bin Laden recommendation, 19 January, I have not been offered a single speaking engagement on any campus . . . This despite January-May normally being the most active period for me and other campus speakers."
Webpage: http://www.WilliamBlum.org
Topics: The evolution of U.S. Foreign Policy in the era of the CIA
History Blueprint Starter Link: https://webbrain.com/brainpage/brain/D36...B70#-10137
Video Link: https://vimeo.com/259472360 (Part 2 of 2)
Password: ExportingDemocracy
I had supported Bill's fundraiser a few weeks back, and I knew he was in the hospital recovering, and already having had been on the waiting list for a transplant, I also knew that his passing was a possibility. Still, sad to see him go, but his work has provided a solid foundation from which individuals can acquire Cognitive Liberty, now, and into the future, where Freedom is much more emboldened than it is during these lean years of the early 21st Century. A life well lived, and we should be so lucky as to make it to 85!
Carpe Diem!