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DESCRIPTION:Robert Scheer\nColumnist for the LA Times\n\nPresents his new book:The 
 Pornography of PowerHow Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened 
 America\n\nIn the course of his forty-year-career as one of America's most 
 admired journalists, Robert Scheer's work has been praised by Gore Vidal, 
 Susan Sontag, and Joan Didion, who deems him "one of the best reporters of 
 our time." Now, Scheer brings a lifetime of wisdom and experience to one of 
 the most overlooked and dangerous issues of our time -- the destructive 
 influence of America's military-industrial complex.\n\nScheer examines the 
 expansion of our military presence throughout the world, our insane nuclear 
 strategy, the immorality of corporations profiting in Iraq, and the 
 arrogance of our foreign policy. Although Scheer is a liberal, his view 
 echoes that of former Republican president General Dwight Eisenhower, who, 
 in his farewell speech to the American people, spoke prophetically about 
 need to guard against the growing influence of the military-industrial 
 complex. In George W. Bush's America, politicians like Ike and Richard 
 Nixon seem like prudent centrists.\n\nThe views of libertarians, liberals, 
 and pacifists are often overlooked or ignored by America's mainstream 
 media. The Pornography of Power is the culmination of a respected 
 journalist's efforts to change the terms of debate. At a time when many are 
 exploiting fears of terrorist attacks and only a few national leaders are 
 willing to advocate cuts in defense spending, nuclear disarmament, and 
 restrained use of American force, Robert Scheer has written a manifesto for 
 enlightened reform.\n\nCopies of The Pornography of Power will be available 
 for purchase and signing.\n\n$7 ~ $15 suggested donation.\n\nPresented by 
 Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/29/18502935.php
SUMMARY:Robert Scheer on The Pornography of Power
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church - Main Hall\n505 East Charleston Road, Palo 
 Alto\n(Wheelchair accessible)\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/29/18502935.php
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