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FDL Book Salon Announcement: The Best War Ever

 
We're pleased, nay, delighted to announce that this Sunday, January 14 at 5:00 PM EST/2:00 PM PST, we'll be profiling Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber's incredibly instructive and and insightful book, The Best War Ever. Sheldon will be joining us from a wireless airport as he travels for discussion and questions in the comment section, if all goes according to plan (and no one loses his luggage).
 
Please join us for what should be a lively discussion.  I can't imagine a more instructive, enlightening book to examine now than this one, detailing as it does how our rogue president abused his office and the public trust to get us unto a war of aggression which he now intends to escalate beyond Iraq into Iran and Syria, regionalizing his desired imperialistic conquest. 
 
Sheldon's a great guy, a brilliant researcher and an excellent communicator, whom I've had the pleasure to meet in person.  I hope you'll mark your calendar to join us this Sunday.
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Pachacutec

Pachacutec

Pachacutec did not, as is commonly believed, die in 1471. To escape the tragic sight of his successors screwing up the Inca Empire he’d built, he fled east into the Amazon rain forest, where he began chewing lots of funky roots to get higher than Hunter Thompson ever dared. Oddly, these roots gave him not only a killer buzz, but also prolonged his life beyond what any other mortal has known, excluding Novakula. Whatever his doubts of the utility of living long enough to see old friends pop up in museums as mummies, or witness the bizarrely compelling spectacle of Katherine Harris, he’s learned a thing or two along the way. For one thing, he’s learned the importance of not letting morons run a country, having watched the Inca Empire suffer many civil wars requiring the eventual ruler to gain support from the priests and the national military. He now works during fleeting sober moments to build a vibrant progressive movement sufficiently strong and sustainable to drive a pointed stake through the heart of American “conservatism” forever. He enjoys a gay marriage, classic jazz and roots for the New York Mets.