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Crossing The Rubicon

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the greatest deception is upon us and as much as it seems the quagmire is only in America, the oilgarchy is a global virus. Ruppert has taken the complex nature of the 9/11 conundrum and effectively identified the most comprehensive analysis on the subject. If this book's in depth research echoed loudly through the media and education system the game would be up. this is a sobering assignment and one that meets merit beyond words. many are pointing to the truth and lies of 9/11 but no one has done so with such calculated profundity here. a timely, engrossing and powerful account that will be heralded as the neo-cons, 9/11 hegemonic bible for years to come. read it and awake, our future depends on it...

(Canada) For a layman this wasn't an easy read, but i would recommend it for anyone wanting to understand the level of collusion and criminality surrounding the world of big business and 9/11. Michael Ruppert is one of the few writers out there who has the balls to confront the beast, contrary to the subservient whips in the mainstream media. Mike's work since 9/11 has taught me that the world is much more sick than i ever imagined. I now understand why I've seen a dramatic increase in drugs in my city. This book is a wake up call. Read it, spread the word and support 911truth.org. If we can't expose the lies of 9/11, all efforts to make a better, just,peaceful and environmentally sound future will just be futile, cause these plutocratic psychopaths will just conspire to other plans to undermine a better future for humanity. General Smedley Butler was correct, war is a racket. The majority foot the bill and with their blood, while a few of the callous rich psychopaths put their wallets before their country and a peaceful tomrw for future generations.

This is a great and frightening book. It reads like a novel; too bad it is nonfiction. It needs to be read by all political leaders in Canada and around the world. Even if Mike Ruppert is not 100% accurate his message is too important not to be discussed at all levels of human life. If humanity is to survive, we the people need to elect political leaders willing to address the death of American democracy, and find a way to sustain our planet until the people of the USA take back their country from the corporate war-mongers.

While I am not usually an avid follower of conspiracy theories, Ruppert's "Crossing the Rubicon" may give me reason to re-assess my position. There seems to be no end of evidence to support Ruppert's belief that America is breaking apart as the last great international colossus because it has finally lost its moral and political compass. In his extensive review of geopolitical affairs in the early years of this century, Ruppert serves up a cornucopia of delicious and disturbing facts and observations about where he believes the world is going if the present trend remains unchanged. Many of his comments are directed at the increasingly larger role the US plays economically, politically and socially throughout the world. I would counsel readers to be careful about these prognostications because all of them were made well in advance of the 2008 Recession and its accompanying financial meltdown and could be a little skewed. The world is certainly looking for a power to rally behind as the US continues to decline. The evidence he offers about America's crippling dependency on foreign oil is still largely relevant. In 2011, the possibility of Peak Oil continues to haunt American consumers and industry more than ever. However, the dominant role he assigns the US in this global shift to control what is left of this critical resource may be somewhat dated, given the emerging roles China and India continue to assume. For Ruppert, this book is all about forecasting the final collapse of the American Empire, whose last chapter began with the US allowing foreign terrorists to attack its cities in 9-11. While that conclusion is not based conclusively on facts, Ruppert believes his evidence shows how far the American government and its corporate community are prepared to go to pursue and protect their global agenda, even to the point of subverting the constitution and allowing terrorists to take up residence in the country. The book is as much an analysis of the failure of Bush's war policies in Iraq and Afghanistan as it is a commentary on the growing geopolitical influence of oil. For the author, war and oil go hand-in-hand. He attempts to show how such an aggressive stance is directly tied in with such alleged activities as the CIA and the drug trade, misappropriation of public funds, WMDs, biological weaponry, and the existence of global spyware that compromises national security systems around the world. What Ruppert has done in this book is essentially overwhelm his readers with a number of interrelated topics, whose connectivity is enough, in his estimation, to prove his thesis that the evil empire is, like ancient Rome, in its final death throes. If what he says is true, I would like to know who the new international juggernaut is to be in this complex and evolving chess game. After considering the contents of this book, I am still left with the nagging thought that maybe all Ruppert is doing here is preparing us all for a Brave New World scenario where only the rugged individual survives.