US imperialism
Why imperialism will lose the first war of the 21st century
By Peter Boyle
- Using September 11
- The attempt to re-legitimise imperialism
- Clash of civilisations?
- New colonialism?
- The war and the future of the left
- Notes
When the US government declared an open-ended ``war on terrorism'' in retaliation for the September 11 terror attacks in New York and Washington, world politics shifted into a new and more dangerous phase. US President George W. Bush warned that it might last many years and extend to many countries other than Afghanistan, the first military target. Bush also threatened to ``use every necessary weapon of war'' and served the whole world an ultimatum:
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CONTENTS
Building an independent mass movement
US empire after Iraq: analysis and perspectives
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The Marxist left's politics of alliances at the beginning of the 21st century
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Vietnam's long history of struggle
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