Full Spectrum Dominance: U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond

by Rahul Mahajan

Overview

In this compelling big-picture assessment of the U.S. war on Iraq, Mahajan combines his experience as an anti–Iraq sanctions activist with a keen analysis of U.S. foreign policy in the post–Cold War era to provide the analysis that has been overlooked in the mainstream debate. Situating Iraq within the larger context of post-9/11 foreign policy, he analyzes the Bush National Security Strategy and the new neoconservative vision of achieving increasing degrees of global domination and control. Presented with unflinching clarity, Mahajan’s research demonstrates that the war on Iraq was part of a much larger plan, assembled before 9/11 and, as stated by the Project for a New American Century, needing only a "new Pearl Harbor" to implement it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781583225783
Publisher:	Seven Stories Press
Publication date:	11/05/2002
Series:	Open Media Series: Open Media Book
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.04(w) x 6.99(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

RAHUL MAHAJAN (Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin) is a longtime antiwar activist at the local and national level. He is a founding member of the Nowar Collective and serves on the National Board of Peace Action, the nation's largest grassroots peace organization. His first book, The New Crusade: America's War on Terrorism, has been described as "mandatory reading for all those who want to get a handle on the war on terrorism." He writes frequently for mainstream and alternative print media and for websites like Common Dreams, Zmag, Alternet, and Counterpunch.

Table of Contents

	Introduction: After the War: U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond	11
Section I	The "War on Terrorism"
Chapter 1	What It's Not--A War on Terrorism	31
Chapter 2	A New Imperialism? Understanding the Bush National Security Strategy	42
Chapter 3	A Survey of U.S. Foreign Policy Since 9/11	59
Section II	The War on Iraq
Chapter 4	Understanding "Containment": Iraq after the Gulf War--Sanctions, No-Fly Zones, and Weapons Inspections	77
Chapter 5	9/11 and the Pre-emption Doctrine	108
Chapter 6	The Threat from Iraq	118
Chapter 7	International Law	141
Chapter 8	Democracy and Human Rights: Liberating Iraq	148
Chapter 9	Oil as a Component of Empire	163
	Conclusion: The New Imperialism	181
	Notes	195
	About the Author	208

Editorial Reviews

For those of us in the peace movement who truly thought we could stop the war in Iraq, Full Spectrum Dominance shows us our naivite. Its deep analysis of the policies and strategies of U.S. foreign policymakers is sobering. But author Rahul Mahajan is not just an academic but an activist. He provides us the tools to understand the forces we are up against so we can better challenge them. The book is essential for those who wish to continue to fight against empire.” –Medea Benjamin, co-founder, Global Exchange and Code Pink: Women for Peace


“Rahul Mahajan's book is a timely and hard-hitting analysis of the implications of the U.S. war against Iraq. Mahajan presents the reader a picture of the reality of the U.S. imperial state, and its efforts at further world domination. For anti-war, global justice or any progressive-minded activist concerned with the impact of US foreign policy, get hold of this book!” –Bill Fletcher, Jr., President of TransAfrica Forum, and co-chair of United For Peace & Justice

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