Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic

illegal orders, obedience to, 269

impeachment powers, 16

Imperial Hubris (Scheuer), 99

imperialism. See also American empire; British Empire

      administrative massacres and, 75

      economic justification for, 77–78, 80–85

      racial justification for, 75–78

      Roman Republic destroyed by, 55, 59–60, 63–67, 70

imperial presidency. See presidential power

Inamine, Keiichi, 174, 181–83, 186, 189–91, 198

Incan civilization, 76

Incirlik Air Base (Turkey), 156

Independent (London), 31, 49, 275

India, 71–72, 77–84, 87–88, 116, 148, 236, 270, 278

Indian Congress Party, 88

Indian Muslim League, 88

Indian Mutiny, 81

Indochina, 85

Indonesia, 3, 19, 94, 104, 147

Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy. See Global Posture Review

intelligence

      CIA and, 93–94, 135–36

      fabricated or suppressed, 95–102

      9/11 attacks and, 95, 98

      State Department and, 21

intelligence agencies. See also specific agencies

      competition among, 95

      power of, 20–21

      secret budgets of, 9–10

Intelligence Oversight Act (1980), 250

Intelligence Wars (Powers), 256

Intelsat I “Early Bird,” 238

Interior Department, 263

International Committee of the Red Cross, 43, 45, 124

International Criminal Court (ICC), 145, 164, 169, 191

International Islamic Front for lihad, 118, 122–23

international law, 8, 25, 27, 34–37, 43–44, 87, 102, 123, 191, 241, 243, 251

International Military Education and Training, 151

International Monetary Fund, 164

International Space Station, 218, 237

International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), 105

Internet, 9, 125, 127

Inter Press News Service, 168

Iquitos, Peru, 165

Iran, 2, 5, 15, 48, 93–94, 104, 110–11, 158, 225

Iran, Shah of, 2, 19, 111

Iran-Centra scandal, 103–4, 113, 163–65, 248–49, 256

Iraq, 87, 91, 94. See also Gulf War of 1991; Iraq war and occupation

      ancient, 46–47, 49