Kinzer, Stephen

"Stephen Kinzer transports us to the dawn of the twentieth century, when the United States first found itself with the chance to dominate faraway lands. That prospect thrilled some Americans. It horrified others. Their debate gripped the nation"--Amazon.com.

"The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA's master magician and gentlehearted torturer--the agency's "poisoner in chief." As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a trace--including some intended for Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders"--Jacket flap.

Reports on conditions in Turkey at the beginning of the twenty-first century, looking at the country's potential to become a world leader, and examining the factors that could keep that from happening.

Presents a reconstruction of the events of August 1953 when the U.S. overthrew Iran's democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh in what was called Operation Ajax, and discusses the lasting effects of the plot, linking it to the rise of Muslim fundamentalists and terrorism in the modern world.

The story of the centuries old power struggle that erupted in 1979 with the overthrow of the Somozo dictatorship.

Discusses the political influences of the brothers, John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, during the peak of the Cold War in the nineteen fifties.

Outlines a vision for rebuilding America's strategic partnerships in the Middle East, proposing specific recommendations for alliances with Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia and other candidates while citing the examples of historical figures.

Reports on conditions in Turkey at the beginning of the twenty-first century, looking at the country's potential to become a world leader, and examining the factors that could keep that from happening.

Presents a detailed account of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and how Paul Kagame, leader of the rebel army, was able to bring it to an end; and traces Kagame's efforts to build a secret revolutionary army that overthrew the Rwandan government.