Read The Sorrows of Empire Online
Authors: Chalmers Johnson
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Central Asia Gas and Pipeline Consortum (CentGas),
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Central Intelligence Act (1949),
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),
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n,
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–96,
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assassinations and,
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commercial espionage by,
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Greece and,
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Indonesia and,
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information on citizens collected by,
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Iran and,
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Laos and,
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Latin America and,
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Panama and,
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Saudi Arabia and,
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secret budget of,
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Soviet Union and,
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Special Activities Division,
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Yemen strike by,
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Afghanistan and,
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Chicago Tribune,
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Chief Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base (Kyrgyzstan),
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China,
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Bush II and,
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empire of,
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Chirac, Jacques,
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Christopher, Warren,
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Chun Doo-hwan,
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Churchill, Winston,
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Cicero,
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citizens
Citizen Works,
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Clark, Wesley,
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East Asian collapse and,
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East Timor and,
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Pakistan and,
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Serbia and,
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Somalia and,
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“Coalition Media Center” (Qatar),
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military bases and,
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Combat Support Associates,
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Combined Air Operations Center (Qatar),
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Combined Air Operations Center (Saudi Arabia),
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Commerce, Department of,
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Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization,
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Committee for the Liberation of Iraq,
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Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States,
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Commodity Credit Corporation,
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,
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Comstock, Barbara,
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Congressional Government
(Wilson),
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conservatives,
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Control Supply Company,
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Cornwell, Rachel,
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corporations,
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See also
arms industry; multinational corporations; private military companies
Costa-Gavras, Constantin,
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Costa Rica,
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Cox, Harvey,
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Cox Report,
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Coyle, Philip E.,
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Cramer, Ben,
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Crescent Group,
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Cunningham, Keith B.,
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currency, exchange rates,
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Dalbandin military base (Pakistan),
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Dassault company,
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D’Aubuisson, Roberto,
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Dean, John,
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deception operations,
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decontamination techniques,
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Afghan war of 2001,
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Bush II and,
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disinformation and,
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domestic policing and,
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evasion of Congress by,
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foreign policy and,
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forerunner of, created,
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recruitment and,
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Defense Appropriations Act (2001),
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Defense Authorization Bill (1998),
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Defense Export Loan Guarantee Fund,
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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),
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