{"product_id":"crossing-the-rubicon-the-decline-of-the-american-empire-at-the-end-of-the-age-of-oil-9780865715400","title":"Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed investigative reporter and author of \u003cem\u003eConfronting Collapse \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the global forces that led to 9\/11 in this provocative exposé. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe attacks of September 11, 2001 were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Rubicon \u003c\/em\u003eexamines how such a conspiracy was possible through an interdisciplinary analysis of petroleum, geopolitics, narco-traffic, intelligence and militarism--without which 9\/11 cannot be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn reality, 9\/11 and the resulting \"War on Terror\" are parts of a massive authoritarian response to an emerging economic crisis of unprecedented scale. Peak Oil--the beginning of the end for our industrial civilization--is driving the elites of American power to implement unthinkably draconian measures of repression, warfare and population control. \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Rubicon \u003c\/em\u003eis more than a story of corruption and greed. It is a map of the perilous terrain through which we are all now making our way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael C. Ruppert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Catalyst Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.87h x 6.12w x 1.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865715400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Mike Ruppert \u003c\/b\u003e is the Publisher\/Editor of From the Wilderness, a newsletter read by more than 16,000 subscribers in 40 countries. A former LAPD narcotics investigator, he is widely known for his groundbreaking stories on US involvement in the drug trade, Peak Oil and 9\/11. His video on the latter, \u003ci\u003e The Truth and Lies About 9-11 \u003c\/i\u003e, has sold more than 10,000 copies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Catalyst Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45108188184691,"sku":"9780865715400","price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_593fc86c-4ac5-45ea-93e2-7ac0f981f748.jpg?v=1781612672","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/crossing-the-rubicon-the-decline-of-the-american-empire-at-the-end-of-the-age-of-oil-9780865715400","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}