Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Power and Ideology

Ideological Control in Democratic Societies

2. The Third World and the West

The Costs of Imperialism: Direct Victims

The Costs of Imperialism: Killing Hope

The Costs of Imperialism: The Barricade Effect

The Costs of Imperialism: Risks for the Future

The Lesson of Guatemala

3. Questions to Human Rights Defenders

The Question of Transition and Development

The Question of Priorities between Types of Rights

The Question of Relationship of Forces and Our Position in the World

4. Weak and Strong Arguments against War

Weak Arguments

Strong Arguments: The Defense of International Law

Strong Arguments: An Anti-imperialist Perspective

5. Illusions and Mystifications

Anti-fascist Fantasies

The European Illusion

The Question of Internationalism

To Sign or Not to Sign Petitions

6. The Guilt Weapon

Supporting X

“Neither-Nor”

The Rhetoric of “Support”

7. Prospects, Dangers and Hopes

Another Vision of the World Is Possible

Getting Away from Idealism

Imperialism Watch

And As for Hope?

Notes

Bibliography

Index