Rogue state and its author came to sudden international attention when osama bin laden quoted the book publicly in january 2006, propelling the book to the top of the bestseller charts in a matter of hours It is an essential guide to the crimes and misdemeanours of the world's only superpower. A guide to the world's only superpower is a book by william blum first published in 2000 William blum got wide media coverage, when his book rogue state A guide to the world's only superpower was recommended by osama bin laden in a speech. “rogue state forcibly reminds us of vice president agnew’s immortal line, ‘the united states, for all its faults, is still the greatest nation in the country.’”—gore vidal “bill blum came by his book title easily
He simply tested america by the same standards we use to judge other countries. It is an essential guide to the misdamenours of the world's only superpower. A guide to the world's only superpower (london Zed books, 2001, 308 pp., pbk.) review by adam jones published in millennium Journal of international studies, 2002
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