{"product_id":"we-are-the-bad-guys-how-the-us-wages-war-controls-economies-and-calls-it-freedom-9798999255617","title":"We Are The Bad Guys: How The U.S. Wages War, Controls Economies, and Calls It Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are the Bad Guys\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not the story most of us were taught. It is sharper, more uncomfortable-and more urgent. \u003cem\u003eWe Are the Bad Guys\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandid, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are the Bad Guys\u003c\/em\u003e does not simply describe an empire. It asks readers to confront it-and decide what future comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Lester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ironclad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999255617","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Lester \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659167023261,"sku":"9798999255617","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d8c86f53-771f-4cd7-9b63-9581cc460971.jpg?v=1771352145","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/we-are-the-bad-guys-how-the-us-wages-war-controls-economies-and-calls-it-freedom-9798999255617","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}