David Ray Griffin has been a professor of philosophy of religion and theology at the Claremont School of Theology in California for over 30 years. He is co-director of the Center for Process Studies there and the author or editor of over 20 books.
In this polemic against neoconservatism and American imperialism,
Griffin (The New Pearl Harbor Revisited), emeritus professor of
philosophy of religion and theology at Claremont University, argues
that the 9/11 terrorists surpassed their own ambition to take on
America by giving the U.S. pretext to sow chaos in the Middle East.
Terrorist actions are crimes, not wars, Griffin explains, but
proclaiming a 'war on terror' allowed George W. Bush and Dick
Cheney to beef up the military with nuclear-powered aircraft
carriers, radar-evading fighter jets, and high-tech missiles that
were of little use against al-Qaeda. The 'Bush-Cheney
administration, ' as Griffin labels it, invaded Afghanistan and
Iraq, spent trillions, and bungled both wars. Eschewing
impartiality, Griffin inundates readers with articles, editorials,
reports, and expert opinions to undergird his theses. Some of these
theses are uncontroversial- for example, that all claims supporting
the Iraq invasion were false. Some are believable, if debatable, as
with assertions revealing neocon desires for regime change in
Russia. Others are more controversial: the book's second half
parrots the supposed evidence that allegedly reveals that the twin
towers collapsed due to controlled demolitions, probably engineered
by Bush and Cheney. Griffin's 9/11 trutherism derails what is an
otherwise well-researched and solidly backed screed on the
pervasive influence of neoconservative thought on America's
political establishment.
A clear, cogent, and scrupulously non-sensationalist and
non-ideological presentation of the simple chronological historical
and scientific facts, by one of our generation's most cogent and
systematic thinkers. This book should convince any honest and
objective person- with a political and scientific I.Q. above room
temperature- that we Americans, along with the rest of the world,
have been systematically lied to by the leaders of both of our
major American political parties. We have been lied to not only
about the facts concerning the American military invasions in the
Middle East but also about the events leading up to, during, and in
the aftermath of, the events of 9/11.--Daniel Sheehan, Visiting
Professor of Constitutional Law, UC Santa Cruz, and Chief Counsel
to the U.S. Jesuit Headquarters' National Office of Social
Ministry
Contrary to popular opinion, at least in liberal circles, America
did not abruptly turn 'Orwellian' once Donald Trump set up his
business in the White House- by which time that nightmarish
transformation had already taken place. Although it arguably
started on November 22, 1963, the transformation was completed
decades later by the Bush-Cheney administration, using 9/11 to make
this roughly democratic nation unmistakably like Orwell's Oceania,
a lawless state devoted to eternal war, whose subjects have no real
rights, and where words like 'freedom' and 'democracy' bear no
relation to reality. The history of how Bush and Cheney pulled that
off- and how Barack Obama continued it- is the all-important
subject of this brilliant, necessary book by David Ray
Griffin.--Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Media, Culture &
Communication at New York University; author of 'Fooled Again: The
Real Case for Electoral Reform'
David Ray Griffin not only confronts our unspeakable history. He
lays it out- from Bush and Cheney through Obama into the Trump
administration and our teetering now on the edge of nuclear and
ecological holocaust. Is the most critical origin of our terminal
plight the transparent lie of 9/11? It is exposed here brilliantly
by the incisive analysis of David Ray Griffin, who tells the truth
needed for human survival. Will we hear and act on it?--James W.
Douglass, author of JFK and the Unspeakable
Drawing upon his authoritative grasp of the big picture, Griffin
lucidly cuts through the lies, deceptions and propaganda that have
paralyzed the minds of so many. From 9/11 and the ensuing regime
change wars, through to the terrifying dangers now posed by climate
change, this work is an essential wake-up call for the people of
the West. Everyone should read this, and then act upon what they
have learned.--Professor Piers Robinson, Chair in Politics, Society
and Political Journalism, University of Sheffield
Given Upton Sinclair's definition of fascism ('capitalism plus
murder'), David Ray Griffin's extraordinarily well-researched and
well-written book on the lies and crimes of the Bush/Cheney
administration leads to an obvious conclusion: Never has it been
clearer that 'American Interests, ' as promoted by neocons,
constitute the antithesis, the obliteration, of democratic
principles, of the rule of law, and of hope for the future.--Robert
Shetterly, artist, founder of Americans Who Tell the Truth
Griffin has done a great service by cogently explaining the events
and agendas that shaped the Bush-Cheney years. The storylines, the
propaganda, and the wars and constitutional destruction are as
relevant today as ever, partly because they ultimately derailed the
Obama era. The Bush-Cheney influence over domestic and foreign
policy certainly disappointed and frustrated many Obama supporters,
who had expected him to reverse course. Today, this influence
frustrates Trump supporters who voted for an outsider to 'take back
Washington' and give us a respite from perpetual warfare. Unless
Americans understand the nature of the agendas and history of the
Bush-Cheney regime, they cannot begin to perceive ways to alter
this trajectory, one that leads directly to economic and
environmental devastation and even nuclear war. A timely and
necessary read for all Americans.--Karen Kwiatkowski, PhD, Lt Col
USAF (ret), Office of Secretary of Defense 2000-2003
Griffin's Bush and Cheney is a detailed study of the successful
efforts of 'Neoconservative' forces to take over US foreign policy
in order to create a global empire, using the attacks of September
11, 2001, as a key lever. Griffin demonstrates that this Neocon
agenda has shredded the US constitution and produced a foreign
policy that is immoral, criminal, and quite literally insane. While
Griffin focuses on the Bush/Cheney administration, he also shows
how some of its worst policies were continued under President
Obama. As a result, the United States has become the most serious
threat to the future of humanity and life on our planet. If you
read this book, you will want everyone around you to read it. A
clear understanding of what America has become is critical to
opposing the self-destructive direction in which we are headed.--E.
Martin Schotz, author of History Will Not Absolve Us: Orwellian
Control, Public Denial, and the Murder of President Kennedy
If you believe that the willful destruction of the American
Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, warrants a serious
debate, the new finely-researched book by David Ray Griffin- Bush
and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World- is required
reading. We tend to forget just how, under the climate of fear
after the attacks of 9/11, the Bush Presidency in effect hijacked
the nation and turned its war machine into a true 'weapon of
massive destruction, ' whose consequences haunt us today across the
world in the form of ISIS and wars everywhere.--F. William Engdahl,
author of 'The Lost Hegemon: Whom the Gods Would Destroy'
In this devastating critique of the enduring harm done by the
Bush/Cheney presidency, Griffin provocatively links an informed
account of American foreign policy failures to a definitive
critique of the official version of the 9/11 attacks. All who
regard themselves as responsible citizens should expose themselves
to Griffin's arguments set forth so lucidly, persuasively, and
imaginatively in this indispensable book.--Richard Falk, Emeritus
Professor of International Law, Princeton University
Sadly, this book is necessary. The US press won't cover it. From
the first, David Ray Griffin contributed his scholarship (and his
career!) to unmasking the Bush-Cheney administration for what it
was. His latest account nails down a full indictment.--Josh
Mitteldorf, National Institute of Biological Science (Beijing),
Senior Editor of OpEdNews, and author of 'Cracking the Aging
Code'
The United States and the world have changed in fundamental ways-
entirely for the worse- since the events of September 11, 2001. In
his new book, David Ray Griffin clarifies why and how this has
happened, as well as why the official explanation of 9/11 could not
possibly be true. If one is to read only one book to understand the
world in which we now live, it should be this immensely important
book.--John V. Whitbeck, International Lawyer; author of 'The World
according to Whitbeck'
We seem to be condemned to living, for the foreseeable future, in a
9/11 world. In his latest book, David Ray Griffin meticulously
documents how 9/11 may have provided a pretext to carry out
pre-existing plans for the invasion of Afghanistan and the Shock
and Awe attack in Iraq. Griffin takes us back to Bernard Lewis'
framing of 'Muslim rage' as the perfect rationale- very appealing
to Dick Cheney- to explain its hatred of the West as irrational.
Griffin analyzes Cheneyism- militarism under a state of permanent
war- as legitimizing the concept of Creative Destruction, or
Manifest Destiny understood as bombing the Other into democracy.
And Griffin projects us forward, documenting how the Bush-Cheney
lies in Afghanistan and Iraq created the conditions for the Rule of
Chaos as al-Qaeda in Iraq turned into ISIS/ISIL/Daesh. A must
read.--Pepe Escobar, Editor-at-Large, Asia Times, author of Empire
of Chaos
When I was in the House of Representatives, I introduced Articles
of Impeachment against George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Condoleezza
Rice, because they lied about the events of 9/11 and took our
country into what has become an interminable war. In this book,
David Ray Griffin pulls the covers off the cover-up. As a nominal
Catholic, I'm supposed to believe in miracles; but I will never
believe in the Bush/Cheney/Rice miracles outlined by Griffin. Those
'miracles' are crimes orchestrated by dangerous neocons, who have
irreparably harmed the U.S. and the world. Will Trump bend to the
neocons, as did Obama? For newly-awakened global citizens, this is
a must-read primer, which explains why the world has gone so wrong
since 11 September 2001.--Cynthia McKinney, Former US
Congresswoman, recent Ph.D.
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