Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil

About this book

The acclaimed investigative reporter and author of Confronting Collapse examines the global forces that led to 9/11 in this provocative expos . The attacks of September 11, 2001 were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. Crossing the Rubicon examines how such a conspiracy was possible through an interdisciplinary analysis of petroleum, geopolitics, narco-traffic, intelligence and militarism--without which 9/11 cannot be understood. In reality, 9/11 and the resulting "War on Terror" are parts of a massive authoritarian response to an emerging economic crisis of unprecedented scale. Peak Oil--the beginning of the end for our industrial civilization--is driving the elites of American power to implement unthinkably draconian measures of repression, warfare and population control. Crossing the Rubicon is more than a story of corruption and greed. It is a map of the perilous terrain through which we are all now making our way.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780865715400

Publisher

New Catalyst Books

Published

September 15, 2004

Pages

696

Weight

36.8 oz

Subject

Political Science