Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil

Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil | Michael C. Ruppert | Encyclopedic and mind-opening

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	Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil Michael C. Ruppert New Society Publishers, 2004 - 696 pages average customer review:based on 184 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Thoughts from a converted skeptic

None of us are in a position to know if Ruppert has it 100% right. Given the awesome difficulty of what he has attempted, it would be ungrateful of us to demand it. But as reluctant as I've been to accept that the neocon junta that hijacked the government in 2000 could be so evil as to murder its own citizens, *everything* they have done since seizing power has been consistent with such depravity.

These are the monsters who ordered that Iraqi civilians be herded back into Fallujah so they could be slaughtered with illegal chemical weapons. Who are practicing torture in secret prisons- and are keeping the victims alive against their will by ramming feeding tubes up their nostrils.

Perhaps you think that only people unfortunate enough to live on top of oil that we want will end up on the receiving end of America's "compassionate conservatism"?

Then remember the smirking kleptocrats who strummed guitars and went shoe shopping while the nursing homes flooded in New Orleans - and then left the bodies to rot in the streets. Who imprisoned an American citizen without charge for three years. Who proclaim the right to spy on its citizens without warrant. And who are now giving your money to Halliburton to build domestic internment camps... [This is all public record, folks. Look it up yourselves.]

So any honest examination of possible government involvement in 9/11 has to begin with the acknowledgment that the murder of innocents- even American ones - would pose *no moral difficulty at all* for these ruthless and despicable traitors. Then you simply need to ask the question pertinent to any crime: who had the means, motive, and opportunity?

"Vice President" Cheney, anyone?

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Encyclopedic and mind-opening

I came to this book from an interest in Peak Oil, but I was suprised to get so much more. Ruppert dissects the whole apparatus of American Empire here, from Wall Street to the White House to the Pentagon.

Yes, he finds conspiracies. But as a former LA cop, he points out that many successful criminal cases allege conspiracy, and that the charge is common in jurisprudence, despite an unjustified prejudice against it in political analysis. And like a determined detective, Ruppert connects the dots of clearly documented evidence to ferret out the criminals and their likely motives for horrendous crimes that affect us all. He says that 9/11 was orchestrated by our own government.

Incredible. It took me some time to get over the intial shock and disbelief. But it's hard to ignore Ruppert's mountains of evidence. The lesson? Don't count on Washington to solve our problems, and they're big ones. Instead, work with concerned citizens to come up with alternatives that go around the government. That seems like a lesson that could save our lives and leave some hope for our kids. Even if you skim Ruppert's 600 pages, you'll be forever changed.

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Should be dropped on every doorstep in America

This is a compelling piece of work. Ruppert has connected enough dots for any reasonable person to shudder at the ugly truth. I fear that supperficial political affiliation (liberal/conservative democrat/Republican)will be the greatest obstacle to any reader grappling with this book. The truth is that, at the highest level, the powers that run our country run both parties. They control the discourse. Eisenhower warned us about the military industrial complex, because he was compelled to accomodate it. Now we are running out of oil, and the beast still must be fed. read this book and weep.

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Conspiracies Abundant

I thought the discussions on Peak Oil were valid, but some of the conclusions made by the author are a little far out. The first half of the book sounded like a conspiracy call-in AM radio talk show.

Worth the read if you really like conspiracies or if you want a different perspective on much of the news of today. As I mentioned, the arguments on peak Oil were pretty good.

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