A review by jpowerj
Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II--Updated Through 2003 by William Blum

4.0

Definitely a must-read for anyone who may be "on the fence" about whether the US is a force for good around the world, and for understanding the central role that anti-communist fervor has played in justifying the atrocities we've committed across the globe. My only issue is that all pieces of evidence in the book are stated as if they are confirmed fact, whereas maybe ~25% of them are based on highly questionable politically-motivated confessions/testimony from people involved in atrocities. The best chapters are the ones that draw *directly* on declassified or leaked CIA documents, which are the most horrifying/disturbing chapters anyways...