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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827734203321

Autore

Scott Peter Dale

Titolo

The American deep state : big money, big oil, and the struggle for U.S. democracy / / Peter Dale Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2017

ISBN

1-4422-1425-2

1-5381-0025-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 pages)

Collana

War and peace library.

Soggetti

Elite (Social sciences) - United States

Power (Social sciences) - United States

Pressure groups - United States

Conspiracy - United States

Democracy - United States

Conspiracy

Democracy

Elite (Social sciences)

Power (Social sciences)

Pressure groups

Nonfiction

Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)

New York (State) New York Wall Street

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Note about the cover image -- The Doomsday Project, deep events, and the shrinking of American democracy -- The deep state, the Wall Street overworld, and big oil -- The Doomsday Project: How COG on 9/11 subordinated the U.S. Constitution -- The falsified War on Terror: The deep history of U.S. protection for al-Qaeda terrorist Ali Mohamed -- The falsified War on Terror II: How the deep state has protected gulf Arab states rather than the American people -- Deep state uses and protection of al-Qaeda terrorists -- The U.S. terror war: The CIA, 9/11,



Afghanistan, and Central Asia -- Deep power takes its toll on U.S. presidents, 1961-1980 -- The Doomsday Project and deep events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11 -- The American deep state, deep events, and off-the-books financing -- America's unchecked security state: The continuing of COG planning, 1936-2001 -- America's unchecked security state and lawlessness -- Why Americans must end America's self-generating wars -- Epilogue: Greek theater: Mario Savio and the Socratic quest.

Sommario/riassunto

Scott marshals evidence for an American deep state, institutionalized in non-accountable intelligence agencies and private corporations. When the influence of Wall Street and international oil are added, the author argues that these powerful interests form a supranational state, repeatedly at odds with U.S. policies and interests.