ABOUT THE BOOK

Since the war in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Americans have been surprised to learn that much of the world now views the United States itself as a major threat to global peace. This book addresses the imperial dimensions of U.S. policy in the Middle East, past and present , which may help to account for these views.

ABOUT Author

Francis A. Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate in international law. He was responsible for drafting the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, the American implementing legislation for the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. He teaches international law at the University of Illinois, Champaign, and holds a Doctor of Law Magna Cum Laude as well as a Ph.D. in Political Science, both from Harvard.