{"product_id":"crossing-the-rubicon-9780865715400","title":"Crossing the Rubicon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed investigative reporter and author of \u003cem\u003eConfronting Collapse \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the global forces that led to 9\/11 in this provocative exposé. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe attacks of September 11, 2001 were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Rubicon \u003c\/em\u003eexamines how such a conspiracy was possible through an interdisciplinary analysis of petroleum, geopolitics, narco-traffic, intelligence and militarismwithout which 9\/11 cannot be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 Oilthe beginning of the end for our industrial civilizationis driving the elites of American power to implement unthinkably draconian measures of repression, warfare and population control. \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Rubicon \u003c\/em\u003eis more than a story of corruption and greed. It is a map of the perilous terrain through which we are a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ruppert's hefty book is meant to make us think and inspire us all to be courageous against the forces that want us to live in fear\" - Nexus, December 2004.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Part 1 - Motive; Part 2 - Means; Part 3 -- Opportunity; Part IV - Empire and Decline; Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018500014423,"sku":"9780865715400","price":32.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780865715400.jpg?v=1750777122","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crossing-the-rubicon-9780865715400","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}