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2. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Decline of the Public State
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Preface. The America We Knew and Loved: Can It Be Saved? xiii
- 1. Introduction: Wealth, Empire, Cabals, and the Public State 1
- 2. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Decline of the Public State 26
- 3. The Pivotal Presidency: Ford, Rumsfeld, and Cheney 50
- 4. Brzezinski, Oil, and Afghanistan 65
- 5. Carter’s Surrender to the Rockefellers on Iran 80
- 6. Casey, the Republican Countersurprise, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, 1980 93
- 7. Afghanistan and the Origins of al Qaeda 114
- 8. The Al-Kifah Center, al Qaeda, and the U.S. Government, 1988–98 138
- 9. The Pre-9/11 Cover-up of Ali Mohamed and al Qaeda 151
- 10. Al Qaeda and the U.S. Establishment 161
- 11. Parallel Structures and Plans for Continuity of Government 180
- 12. The 9/11 Commission Report and Vice President Cheney 194
- 13. The 9/11 Commission Report’s and Cheney’s Deceptions about 9/11 212
- 14. Cheney, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Continuity of Government 236
- 15. Conclusion: 9/11 and the Future of America 246
- Glossary of Open Politics 267
- Notes 273
- Bibliography 391
- Index 405
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Preface. The America We Knew and Loved: Can It Be Saved? xiii
- 1. Introduction: Wealth, Empire, Cabals, and the Public State 1
- 2. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Decline of the Public State 26
- 3. The Pivotal Presidency: Ford, Rumsfeld, and Cheney 50
- 4. Brzezinski, Oil, and Afghanistan 65
- 5. Carter’s Surrender to the Rockefellers on Iran 80
- 6. Casey, the Republican Countersurprise, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, 1980 93
- 7. Afghanistan and the Origins of al Qaeda 114
- 8. The Al-Kifah Center, al Qaeda, and the U.S. Government, 1988–98 138
- 9. The Pre-9/11 Cover-up of Ali Mohamed and al Qaeda 151
- 10. Al Qaeda and the U.S. Establishment 161
- 11. Parallel Structures and Plans for Continuity of Government 180
- 12. The 9/11 Commission Report and Vice President Cheney 194
- 13. The 9/11 Commission Report’s and Cheney’s Deceptions about 9/11 212
- 14. Cheney, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Continuity of Government 236
- 15. Conclusion: 9/11 and the Future of America 246
- Glossary of Open Politics 267
- Notes 273
- Bibliography 391
- Index 405
