The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - Naomi Klein

When "Shock and Awe" lit up the Baghdad skyline most of us thought it was key targets being taken out very quickly to win a war no one wanted. How wrong we were, and in so many ways. The Iraq war is still raging and those buildings are still smoldering like the anger of the Iraqi people as it drags on and on. But what if the Americans had no post attack plan and they wanted the absolute chaos to continue? That cynical mentality over conflict and disaster is what self confessed liberal Naomi Kline's book is all about, a very different perspective on why America went to war in Iraq, and many other conflicts since World War Two. She wants to explore the idea of ...  Read the complete review