Web Of Deceit: Britain's Real Foreign Policy

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In his explosive & revealing new book, Mark Curtis reasons that Britain is a 'rogue state', often a violator of international law & a systematic condoner of human rights abuses, as well as a key ally of many repressive regimes. Curtis argues that under the Blair government, Britain has become a champion of a form of globalisation that is increasing the takeover of the global economy by big business, & far from changing course post-September 11th, British policies are partly responsible for the continuation
- & often deepening
- of global poverty & inequality, while its arms exports & nuclear policies are making the world a more dangerous place. The Web of Deceit describes the staggering gulf that has arisen between New Labour's professed commitment to upholding ethical values & the reality of current policies, including British participation in the 'war on terrorism' as a new pretext for global intervention; the immorality of British policy in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq & Indonesia; effective support for repressive state policies of Israel, Russia, Turkey & the Gulf states; acquiescence in the Rwanda genocide; & the deepening of poverty-increasing economic policies through the World Trade Organisation. Drawing on the declassified government files, the book also reveals British complicity in the slaughter of a million people in Indonesia; the depopulation of the island of Diego Garcia; the overthrow of governments in Iran & British Guiana; repressive colonial policies in Kenya & Malaya; & much more. The Web of Deceit reveals a new picture of the reality of Britain's role in the world. It is both a comprehensive critique of the foreign policies of the Blair government as well as an analysis of British foreign policy since 1945.