Author: John McManus File Type: pdf ReviewMr. McManus cuts to the heart of our top leaders hidden one-world objectives and their crucial dependence upon a paramount role for the U.S. military. Calling on years of collected resources, Mr. McManus traces the thread of conspiracy from the Council on Foreign Relations through the United Nations to the betrayal of our military into the hands of the UN by Insiders committed to world government and the demise of our own autonomy. By the time the reader reaches the last page he is aghast at the full realization of the meaning of the gigantic web being spun by our own home-grown enemies. The nub of this web is, of course, the Council on Foreign Relations. For those not yet familiar with the origin, history, and agenda of Americas semi-secret ruling cabal, Mr. McManus has added a special appendix on the CFR. -- The New American magazine, April 17, 1995From the Back CoverIn Changing Commands, John F. McManus exposes the plans of U.S. leaders to convert Americas military form defender of the nation to enforcer of the new world order. Changing Commands carefully documents steps that have ullCreated war for political power building * Converted revulsion for war into support for the United Nations * Entangled the U.S. in pacts and treaties at the expense of American lives and freedom * Circumvented exclusive congressional power to declare war * Cast aside the constitutional limitations on the commander in chief * Demoralized the military by allowing homosexuals to serve and by placing women in combative roles * Converted the U.S. military into the UNs globocop * Set in motion the disarmament of America and the simultaneous armament of the UN. lulBetrayal of our military ultimately means betrayal of the nation. Must reading for all patriotic Americans and especially for members of our Armed Forces!

Author: Mabel Lee File Type: pdf p margin 0em 1 1emWhen Gao Xingjian was proclaimed Nobel Laureate of Literature in 2000, it drew attention to his significant body of literary works that included a collection of short stories, titledBuying a Fishing Rod for my Grandfather(1989), two autobiographical novels titledSoul Mountain(1990) andOne Mans Bible(1999), as well as seventeen plays, three of which when performed in Beijing in the early 1980s, had turned him into an instant celebrity, not just in China, but internationally. His playsAbsolute Signal(1982),Bus Stop(1983), andWild Man(1986) were well known in the English- speaking world soon after their publication in Chinese. However, when his next play,The Other Shore(1986), was banned after a few rehearsals, he relocated to Paris in 1987. His playEscape(1990) about the 4 June 1989 military crackdown on student protesters in Tiananmen Square, resulted in a virtual ban on his writings, which could no longer be published, sold, or performed in the Peoples Republic of China. This meant that both the author and his works had been airbrushed out of existence, and that Gao Xingjian research would find it impossible to take root in China.p margin 0em 1 1emGifted with extraordinary artistic sensibilities and boundless curiosity, Gao was born in Republican China in 1940 into a cosmopolitan family environment and established precocious reading habits from an early age. His formal education began after the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949, and he subsequently enrolled in a five-year French course at the Foreign Languages Institute in Beijing (19571962), where he read widely on modern and contemporary French authors, European writings in French translation, and also in premodern Chinese writings. Such writings were all banned beyond the walls of the Institute library, and Gaos prolific reading would inform what he began to write in secret for his personal enjoyment, because what he wrote clearly failed to conform with the national guidelines for cultural production. Mao Zedongs experiment in social engineering during the Cultural Revolution (19661976) meant the negation of the individual and the extolling of mass ideology. Gao survived by writing in secret to remind himself that he had a conscious thinking self. Years later he distinguished himself in China and the rest of the world for his innovative fiction, plays, theatre, and Chinese ink paintings.p margin 0em 1 1emSince Gao Xingjians Nobel win in 2000 he has demonstrated his profound erudition across cultures in his creative explorations in literature and the visual arts. His intense intellectual curiosity can seldom be matched by his contemporaries, and his creative achievements in literature, the dramatic arts, painting, and film have been extraordinary, and have been reflected in his aesthetic treatises on art and literature. English-language publications have been in the forefront of Gao Xingjian research since the 1980s, and this book fills a Gao Xingjian research hiatus simply because it is hard to keep abreast of his stridently innovative creations. This volume brings readers up to date on Gao Xingjian, who is probably in this age of uncertainties, one of the foremost aesthetes in literature and the visual arts.p margin 0em 1 1emGao Xingjian and Transmedia Aestheticsdemonstrates the extensive reach of Gao Xingjians transcultural, transdisciplinary and transmedia explorations. Showcased here is the panoramic aesthetics of a polymath who has successfully personified modern-time renaissance by projecting the struggles of the individuals inner landscape into vivid images on stage, film, black-and-white paintings, and in the multilayered narrative expressions of fiction and poetry, even dance and music, to evoke a sense of sincerity and authenticity that penetrates a viewerreaders heart. The volume is divided into four parts philosophical inquiry transdiscipline, transgenre, transculture cine-poems with paintings, dance and music and identifying and defining the self. The chapters probe different aspects of Gao Xingjians work, bearing testimony to their diverse specializations.p margin 0em 1 1emThis book will appeal to Chinese literature scholars, undergraduate and graduate students, and general readers with an interest in the broad subjects of contemporary Chinese literature, high arts, avant-garde culture, womens and gender studies, Sinophone film and transmedia culture, comparative literature, and cultural studies.

Author: Gérard Chaliand File Type: pdf This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, threats, and reprisals. Some of the best international specialists on the subject examine terrorisms complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, contributors go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, resistance terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. This updated edition includes a new chapter analyzing the rise of ISIS and key events such as the 2015 Paris attacks. **Review This book represents an interesting effort to form an all pervading model to expand the current understanding of terrorism, posing history as a mirror The History of Terrorism From Antiquity to ISIS exhibits an ambitious attempt to decipher the commonalities of different versions of terrorism, which is crystallised into a recommendable book for sociologists, anthropologists and social scientists who are interested by these types of hot topics. (International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies) From the Inside Flap Provides a useful and levelheaded survey of a subject that is regularly misunderstood and often manipulated.San Francisco Chronicle

Author: Mark Peters File Type: epub An irreverent lexicon of the seemingly infinite ways we call bullshit, written by a McSweeneys columnist and etymologist, illustrated by a New Yorker-contributing cartoonist.Whats the difference between balderdash and drivel? Where did mumbo-jumbo come from? How should you use meadow mayonnaise? Whats felgercarb and which popular TV show coined it? There are hundreds of common and rare terms for bullshit in English, including borrowings from German, turn-of-the-century sailors, The Simpsons, and beyond. Bullshit is everywhere, but not all of it is created equal. Mark Peterss Bullshit A Lexicon is the handy guide to identifying and calling BS in all of its many forms, from bunk and claptrap to applesauce and gobbledygook. Packed with historical facts, pop culture tidbits, and definitions for each term, Bullshit is perfect for humor readers, language lovers, and anyone looking to describe lifes everyday annoyances.