Rogue State, by William Blum

William Blum is an American journalist who has spent his career covering the actions of military intervention carried out by the US military and CIA. His book Rogue State, released in 2000, covers the many methods of the United States employs in combating mainly third-world political movements. In Rogue Empire, he also covers the methods of mass digital surveillance carried out internationally by American intelligence agencies, especially the NSA. Which, obviously, is a terribly useful resource for me in this project.

It was a simple coincidence which brought this book to me, I actually took it out from the UVic library several weeks ago. I picked the book up after reading Blum’s other book Killing Hope, an excellent book, but not one which specifically covers the US’s methods of digital surveillance. I am aware of how lucky it is to simply have such a good resource on hand during my work on this project.

A quote of his that I thought relevant.

Blum, William (2000). Rogue State: A Guide to the World’s Only Superpower, Common Courage Press.