The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump | 
pickI‘m a history junkie and I‘ve always been acutely interested in the inner machinations of government, the media environment and propaganda, especially since 9/11, I suppose since that happened while I was in college, a rather formative time. Blumenthal is a reporter that provides a meticulous, yet wide scope of the underbelly of government, politics and media that often relegates him to the fringes because he challenges the official narrative.
Schwifty Essentially, if like me, you‘ve been suspicious of the official US government or media narratives that continue to goad the public into supporting yet another international military intervention based on dubious or non existent evidence and are weary of unintended consequences, you should read this guy‘s books. Also of note from him: Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel and The 51 Day War. 11mo
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