Pros: Short. Easy to read. Cons: Not very substantial. Nothing new presented. Title is a bit misleading.
Since 9-11, the question “why do they hate us?” seems to be close to everyone’s mind. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought American foreign policy to the forefront of current political concerns. Yet, few people grasp the connection ...
Pros: Gore Vidal is rarely ever dull. Cons: Indulges in gratuitous religion bashing, a little too much conspiracy theorizing.
Don’t be misled by the teasers on the back cover, which suggest that Osama bin Laden and 9/11 figure prominently in Gore Vidal’s book Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace: “In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose...
Pros: Highly intelligent commentary by a credible and witty critic of the war on terror. Cons: Light on data and footnotes, a bit self-satisfied, lacks persuasive argument, loosely organized.
This is a revised version of a review I posted on Amazon.com a long time ago. Gore Vidal drew fire from all sides in his writings about Timothy McVeigh, simply for assuming that McVeigh's motivations are worth understanding. For our own information ...
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