In a nutshell, this collection of essays is an exposé of major deceptions in five critical areas. In addition to a detailed chapter on deception vis-à-vis economics, which was PCR’s formal profession as a professor at US universities and as the chief of economic policy under President Ronald Reagan, he also tackles US foreign policy, notably the War in Ukraine, September 11, COVID-19 vaccines, and the unreliability of the corporate media. While I don’t agree with everything in the book, it is intellectually honest and unhindered by political correctness, which is a rarity in the current age of self-censorship. The book represents a refreshing novel account of current and past events that shaped the 21th century from the perspective of a highly critical and analytical Washington insider.
What is particular refreshing about the book is that the author is clearly not representing nor defending the left or the right. This is not a political manifest; the author’s stated intention is to get to the truth wherever it leads.
The stated long-term intention with the book is to provide even-handed analyses that give the readers ideas on how to decipher deceptions that we might encounter in ensuing years. If PCR is right, truth will become criminalized and self-censorship will increase. To mediate this dilemma, we need to educate ourselves on how the establishment sets up traps for us. In this regard, on page 23, he delves into memory and recounts a conversation with James Jesus Angleton, the head of CIA counterintelligence, who informed him on how the CIA creates elaborate, long-lasting deceptions. PCR uses the information to critically examine the purported Saudi-connection to 9/11.
This is an excellent book – certainly the best from PCR that I have read to date. I recommend it without hesitation.
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