We Are The Bad Guys (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Ironclad Press, 2025
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Paperback. We Are the Bad Guys is a bold reckoning with America's role in the world. Moving beyond patriotic slogans and media spin, it exposes how the United States has built and sustained a modern empire-through wars, coups, sanctions, trade manipulation, surveillance, and cultural domination.Each chapter shines a light on a different front of American power: from the overthrow of governments in Latin America and the Middle East to the export of digital surveillance technology, from environmental destruction tied to U.S. military and corporate interests to the cultural machinery that sells empire as freedom. Drawing on government documents, declassified files, leaked cables, and respected historians, the book reveals a pattern hidden in plain sight: America's power rests not on democracy but on control.This is not the story most of us were taught. It is sharper, more uncomfortable-and more urgent. We Are the Bad Guys challenges readers to question the myths of American exceptionalism and to see the costs of empire not only for those abroad but for the republic at home.Candid, meticulously sourced, and unflinching, this book is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to understand the real story of U.S. global dominance. If you have ever wondered why America seems always at war, why sanctions crush nations while claiming moral high ground, or why technology sold as liberation becomes a tool of surveillance, this book provides the answers.We Are the Bad Guys does not simply describe an empire. It asks readers to confront it-and decide what future comes next. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Título
- We Are The Bad Guys (Paperback)
- Autor
- Michael Lester
- Editorial
- Ironclad Press
- Año de publicación
- 2025
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798999255617
- Ilustrador
- Hamati, Amanda
Marine combat pilot. Naval Academy graduate. Twenty years flying missions across Asia and the Middle East.
Michael T. Lester believed the story America told about itself — until the missions stopped matching the rhetoric, and the people we claimed to liberate didn't feel liberated at all.
That contradiction launched a twenty-year investigation into the parts of American history most of us were never taught.
We Are The Bad Guys pulls together what is usually kept apart — the coups, covert operations, economic pressure campaigns, and the media narratives that justify them — and reveals how they form a decades-long strategy of dominance. Drawing on declassified documents, leaked cables, and respected scholarship, this book asks a question few Americans have ever been encouraged to consider:
What if the world sees U.S. power more clearly than we do?
What You'll Learn Inside
- How U.S. wars, coups, and covert operations reshaped nations across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia
- How ideas like "freedom," "democracy," and "security" are used to manufacture consent
- Why much of the world distrusts American motives — and what they know that we don't
- The financial, intelligence, and diplomatic tools that destabilize countries without deploying a single soldier
What Readers Are Saying
"A fearless, deeply researched book that challenges America's self-image with facts instead of slogans." — John, 5 Stars, Verified Purchase
"I am prior military intelligence and consider myself patriotic. This is true history — well written and informative." — Michael Wigerman, 5 Stars, Verified Purchase
"He lets the facts speak for themselves. For those who think America is always the good guy, you'll be stunned. For those who think we're invariably the bad guy — we're not. But we've rarely lived up to our potential." — Jon O., 5 Stars
"This is not a book that tells you what to think. It is a book that insists you think." — Brian Garrison, 5 Stars
"Feels grounded rather than ideological. It encourages reflection rather than outrage — which gives the evidence real weight." — Amanda, 5 Stars, Verified Purchase
"Both sides employ the same bullying tactics. This is the best book that precisely explains the problems with our country." — Carpenter, 4 Stars
This book isn't anti-American. It's pro-truth.
Written in clear, accessible language with no jargon or ideological agenda, it is for readers who want to understand how power actually works — and how much of that story has been hidden in plain sight.
Perfect for readers of Howard Zinn, Andrew Bacevich, Douglas Macgregor, or anyone rethinking America's role in the world.
About the Author
Michael T. Lester is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served across Asia and the Middle East. His experiences overseas — where the official narrative routinely conflicted with what he witnessed on the ground — launched a twenty-year investigation into the realities of American power.
He holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, an MBA, and is a member of MENSA. Today he teaches graduate-level cybersecurity at St. Mary's University and Wake Forest University, and works as a national security professional studying the gap between America's ideals and its actions abroad.
He writes for readers who love their country enough to examine it honestly — and who believe that understanding our past is the only way to build a more principled future.
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