Exodus from Empire The Fall of America's Empire and the Rise of the G

by Paupp, Terrence E.

• ISBN13: 9780745326139
• ISBN10: 0745326137
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-20
• Publisher: PLUTO PRESS (UK)

Summary

This book lays out a comprehensive vision for a new world order based on cooperation between the developing world and leading Left countries in Latin America. Arguing that the ravages of corporate capitalism are unsustainable, Terrence E. Paupp looks ahead to a global countermovement against the IMF and US hegemony. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Terrence E. Paupp has taught philosophy, international law, and political science at Southwestern College and National University. He is Vice-President of the Association of World Citizens and a senior research associate for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. From 2001-2005 he served as National Chancellor of the United States for the International Association of Educators for World Peace.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xii
Preface	p. xiv
List of Abbreviations	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
The Fate of Empires and the Rise of Community	p. 3
The Collapse of American Democracy under the Mantle of Empire	p. 7
Subordinating the Global South to the Empire	p. 11
Liberating the Global South from Global Empire	p. 14
From Precedence We Come	p. 19
Resistance to Global Empire is An Historical Constant	p. 24
Alternatives to Hegemony	p. 26
The Occupations of Empire	p. 30
The Reign of America's Own Imperial Plutocracy	p. 32
"World Order Values" versus the "National Interest"	p. 34
The Private Powers of America's Global Empire	p. 37
The Decline of American Democracy and the Rise of Global Empire	p. 38
When the "Law of the Land" Becomes Lawless	p. 61
Superpower Law-Superpower Syndrome	p. 64
The "Federal Principle" of the New American Republic	p. 66
From the Federal Principle to the Embrace of "Radical Unilateralism"	p. 67
The Definition and Dimensions of "Lawlessness"	p. 68
Seeking American Democracy in the Shadow of Empire	p. 71
The Birth and Evolution of "Democratic Despotism" in the United States	p. 73
Unprecedented: "Inverted Totalitarianism" and "Managed Democracy" in the Service of Empire	p. 75
Inverted Totalitarianism	p. 76
The Transformation of America by its Plutocracy	p. 80
The Dangerous Union of "Turbo-Capitalism" and "Inverted Totalitarianism"	p. 83
In Service to the Empire: Free Trade, Science, Technology, and Militarism	p. 86
The Re-Colonization of the Third World	p. 94
Toward a Lawless Twenty-First American Century: The Collision of Law with Power Politics	p. 98
Clash or Convergence?	p. 100
The Moral Imperative to Realize Justice within the Global Community	p. 103
An Alternative Discourse on the Uses of Power	p. 104
The Moral Failure of the Citizenry in Global Empire	p. 106
Building Global Community in the Shadow of "Imperial Overstretch"	p. 107
Beyond the "Clash of Civilizations"	p. 109
Global Integration, Nonviolent Resistance, and the Rise of Civil Society	p. 110
The Inevitable Crumbling of a Deterministic Worldview	p. 111
In the Name of Empire	p. 113
Moving Beyond the Idolatry of Empire and the "Clash of Ignorance"	p. 116
The Inseparable Nature of Power and Justice	p. 118
Power in the Service of Justice	p. 121
The Phenomenon of Global Violence	p. 123
Building Fair Institutions for the Sake of Just Outcomes	p. 127
A Global Ethic for a Global Community: The Convergence of International Law with the World's Great Religions	p. 131
Evolving Trends in International Law	p. 131
International Law as a Force in Restraining Empire	p. 133
Evolving Legal Practices through "Universal Jurisdiction"	p. 134
The Metaphysics of Global Justice: The Evolution and Rise of Global Community out of Moral and Legal Traditions	p. 136
Nuclear Weapons versus a Humane International Order	p. 137
From Nuclear Weapons to Global Warming	p. 139
Moving Toward Global Liberation from Global Empire	p. 141
Exiting the Global Empire	p. 141
Establishing Practical Guidelines for Normative Human Rights Claims	p. 143
The World's Great Religions as a Common Body of Authoritative Norms	p. 145
Divine Providence and Nonviolence versus Empire	p. 151
Confronting an Empire of Conflict	p. 153
The Pathologies of Power versus the Affirmation of Human Dignity	p. 156
Seeking the Common Good for the Global Commons	p. 157
Transcending Sovereignty, Embracing Justice	p. 160
The Moral Mandate of Inclusive Global Governance	p. 160
Replacing the Power of the Global North within the Global South	p. 162
Conclusion	p. 165
The Hidden Politics of Empire	p. 172
Overt and Covert History	p. 173
The Rise of Postmodern Fascism and Global Empire	p. 175
The Hidden History of the US Global Empire in the Eisenhower/Kennedy Years	p. 178
The Dysfunctions of the American System that Led to War in Vietnam	p. 182
Bush's Dysfunctional Policy in Iraq	p. 184
John Kennedy's Struggle against the US War Lobby over Vietnam	p. 186
The Tortured Road to US Intervention in the Persian Gulf: The United States Creates another Pretext for War	p. 188
Asserting America's Drive for Global Primacy: How the JFK Assassination and Warren Commission, the Attacks on 9/11 and the 9/11-Commission Were Used to Open the Door for War and Close the Door on the Truth	p. 191
Assassination-Politics: Reversing the Direction of US Foreign Policy	p. 193
The Secret Way to War from Operation Northwoods to the Downing Street Memo: Justifying Wars and Fixing Intelligence	p. 196
Reflections on the Collapse of Democratically Elected Leadership and the Hijacking of US Foreign Policy	p. 199
An Imperial Presidency for a Global Empire	p. 200
Fascism Comes to America	p. 202
"Blowback"-The Unintended Consequences of US Foreign Policy	p. 203
An Endless Struggle to Acquire Strategic Resources: American Planning for War without End from World War II to the Present	p. 205
In the Shadow of Dallas: The Legacy of the Kennedy Assassination and the Road to War Without End	p. 207
The Bush-2 Regime Designs an Energy Policy for Middle East Dependency	p. 211
The Devastation of the Global Community by the US Global Empire: The Birth and Death of the Alliance for Progress and the Ascendancy of the IMF, World Bank, WTO, and the Western Banking/Financial Establishment	p. 213
John Kennedy's "Alliance for Progress"	p. 213
The Final Frontier of the US Global Empire	p. 220
The Empire Strikes Back	p. 221
Surrendering the "Commanding Heights" to the Market	p. 225
The Accommodation and Abandonment of the Citizenry	p. 225
Building a Post-Imperial America: Moving Toward an Inclusive Domestic and Foreign Policy	p. 227
Finding a New Role in the World: The Nature and Purpose of a Post-Imperial America	p. 230
National and Global Fascism in the Service of Empire	p. 233
A "Global New Deal" for a Rising Global Community	p. 235
Reflections on the Failures of the US Global Empire	p. 238
Inclusionary Governance versus pro-Corporate Governance	p. 239
Modern Extremism: Market Theology and the Rise of Theocratic States	p. 242
Resurgent Militarism and the US Global Empire	p. 244
The Downing Street Memo: Evidence of George W. Bush's Search for a Pretext to go to War	p. 247
In the Shadow of the Vietnam War	p. 250
The Template of Conspiracy and Cover-up: The 9/11 Commission and Warren Commission as Mirror Images	p. 253
Claiming "A Right of Peace"	p. 260
The Deterrence of Development Options for the Global Community by the US Global Empire	p. 261
A Global Community Requires Global Governance	p. 264
The Predictable Effects of Socioeconomic Exclusion	p. 266
The Legal Foundations for Claiming a "Right of Peace"	p. 268
Claiming a "Right of Peace" Requires Inclusionary Governance	p. 269
Centralizing the Claims of the Poor and Excluded in Global Development	p. 270
Development Is Not Enough: Creating South-South Linkages to Remove Vulnerability and Exclusion	p. 274
The Principles of Inclusionary Governance	p. 276
Radicalizing Democracy: The Task of Bridging the Gap between Ideals and Demands	p. 279
A Practical Strategy for Realizing Equality and Consolidating Democracy	p. 280
Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality are Relational	p. 283
The Washington/Wall Street Alliance: Leading the Way to Global Poverty	p. 287
From Redesign to Replacement of the Neoliberal Framework	p. 293
The Capacity of Social Movements to Confront the US Global Empire	p. 297
Toward A Convergence of Global Struggles: The Basis for a North/South Alliance Against Neoliberalism	p. 299
The Argument for Relief, Reparations, and the Forgiveness of Debt	p. 302
Building a Counter-Hegemonic Alliance Across the Global Community	p. 305
The Elements of a National/International Counter-Hegemonic Alliance	p. 311
The Transformation of Latin America into a New Regional Power	p. 315
Overcoming the Past	p. 323
Placing the Empire on Trial: Establishing a Tribunal on the Crimes of the US Global Empire	p. 325
The Future of Global Governance	p. 328
"We the People"-The Voice of World Tribunals and Truth Commissions	p. 329
The Foolishness of Empire and the Imperial Project	p. 331
The Evolving Norms of a Rising Global Community	p. 335
Conclusion	p. 339
The Tribulations of Globalization and the Crimes of Empire	p. 340
The United Nations' Millennium Development Goals: An Alternative Path for Globalization	p. 342
"We the People": The Rise and Emerging Power of Global Civil Society	p. 344
Notes	p. 346
Index	p. 417
About the Author	p. 424
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