Click here to access the report by William Blum from his website.
Blum challenges our memories and intellect to think about the various "cold wars" in which our nation has been a leading protagonist, the US's frequent use of deadly sanctions against nations who refuse its diktats, and the failure of US higher education to produce enlightened citizens. Included in this report is a reference to an excellent 8:50m film called Imperial Decay posted on YouTube: