Abstract

The ideological hegemony of Cold War analysis blinds U.S. foreign-policy makers to the reality they are determined to eradicate. Ever since the Truman administration, foreign- policy rhetoric (and practice) has been redundantly consistent. U.S. leaders are victims of their own propaganda. They categorically assert that all Third World national liberation movements are devoid of genuine, indigenous, popular support. Revolutions are automatically treated as plots masterminded—or at least manipulated—by a clique in the Kremlin.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.

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