Excerptsfrom Naomi Klein's much-anticipated new book, "The Shock Doctrine," are being run this week in the Guardian before its U.K. publication date of Sept. 20th.
If today's entry is anything to go by, "The Shock Doctrine" will be an explosive addition to the already groaning bookshelf of analytical exposes on George W. Bush's contribution to the profitability of war commerce.
The billions being spent and earned by the military-industrial-political complex have created, in Klein's clever parlance, the disaster capitalism complex.
On a day when, to our utter despair (particularly for active-duty military families), so many more lies are being bandied about in Congress, it's almost a relief to recognise truth in an economical phrase that rolls off the tongue:
The disaster capitalism complex.
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