To Kill a Nation

Zusatztext Prominent social critic Parenti pens a fierce! elegantly constructed elegy not just for the lives sacrificed in the Balkan wars! but for concepts of national sovereignty and constitutionality! which appear to be lost to a corporate-sanctioned new world order. Extremely disturbing! but! for the brave! jolting and necessary reading. Kirkus Reviews Thought-provoking ... Parenti makes compelling points about biased media coverage of Serbia. Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Michael Parenti's books include History as Mystery ! Against Empire ! America Besieged and Land of Idols. His work has been translated into ten languages. Klappentext Challenges mainstream media coverage of the war! uncovering hidden agendas behind Western rhetoric. Zusammenfassung For 78 days in 1999! US and NATO forces launched round-the-clock aerial attacks against Yugoslavia! killing upwards of 3000 people in the name of humanitarianism. This book challenges mainstream media coverage of the war and uncovers hidden agendas behind Western talk and a decade-long disinformation campaign waged by western leaders.

ldquo;Prominent social critic Parenti pens a fierce, elegantly constructed elegy not just for the lives sacrificed in the Balkan wars, but for concepts of national sovereignty and constitutionality, which appear to be lost to a corporate-sanctioned new world order. Extremely disturbing, but, for the brave, jolting and necessary reading.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Thought-provoking ... Parenti makes compelling points about biased media coverage of Serbia.”—Publishers Weekly

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Michael Parenti

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Challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden agendas behind Western rhetoric.

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For 78 days in 1999, US and NATO forces launched round-the-clock aerial attacks against Yugoslavia, killing upwards of 3000 people in the name of humanitarianism. This book challenges mainstream media coverage of the war and uncovers hidden agendas behind Western talk and a decade-long disinformation campaign waged by western leaders.