"Speak softly and carry a big stick!" (Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States 1901-1909).
Puritan fanaticism, economic speculation, and an unprecedented tendency towards self-justification: The United States has not been subject to criticism only after their recent attacks in Afghanistan and Iraq as a response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th. In this provocative and critical presentation of American history, Karlheinz Deschner reveals how the strongest member of NATO portrays itself as a peace-loving force while displaying extremely suspicious and dark aspects. From the brutal colonization of the New World and the extermination of the Native Americans to the Korean War and Vietnam, to the "Desert Storm" in the Persian Gulf, Deschner thoroughly presents all the historical facts that show that the "Land of God" is a violent, immoral, and corrupt nation.