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NEMESIS

THE LAST DAYS OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC

CHALMERS JOHNSON

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1. United States—Foreign relations—1989– 2. United States—Military policy. 3. United States—Politics and government—1989– I. Title.

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NEMESIS

In Greek mythology,

the goddess of retribution,

who punishes human

transgression of the natural,

right order of things and

the arrogance that causes it.

Contents

Prologue: The Blowback Trilogy

1. Militarism and the Breakdown of Constitutional Government

2. Comparative Imperial Pathologies: Rome, Britain, and America

3. Central Intelligence Agency: The President’s Private Army