I've to know what this book says for my elective course, Introduction to Political Science, in Istanbul Bilgi University - Faculty of Law. If you are not a native English speaker, it may be hard to study. I advise you to develop your English before being responsible about the content of this book. I rate it as 4-stars because it is really well-prepared.

Outstanding introduction to political theory -- smart, literate, phenomenally comprehensive, and scrupulously fair to all points of view. Especially useful if you're trying to counter the incoherence or prejudices of a political science professor, or if you want a one-stop overview of political ideas to make you a better activist or journalist. I rarely review books on Amazon, but I've gotten so much mileage out of this one that I just have to spread the word!

I found this book both intruiging and interesting from cover to cover. The sort of book that could not be put down once it was in my hands, and being a fan of Both myself the tales of his destruction of the Aussies in '81 etc were even more exhilerating. This would act as a great introduction to cricket for anyone and also a top read for those already in love with the sport and everything involved with it.

It was my Political Studies teacher at school who first showed me that life is about ideas. Different views of human nature, ways in which we believe society and the state should be organised, these are eternal debates that have enslaved and emancipated countless numbers over the centuries. Andrew Heywood's 'Political Ideologies' served me well then at school and continues to do so - I recently went and bought a copy to read over again. The author manages to combine complexity of thought with simplicity of presentation that opens your eyes to why politicians can't ever seem to agree, even when the answer seems obvious to us. The new edition contains new sections that reflect the collapse of communism, the emergence of a global capitalist system, the rise of ethnic nationalism, religious fundamentalism and the advent of postmodernism. The only criticism that I can level at this textbook is that it isn't really designed for an international audience. The author is a British academic and so it isn't that surprising that, for example, the section on conservatism is more relevant to the UK Conservative Party than the GOP. But still, for anyone who cares about life and the way that people should be treated by the state, this is a great introduction that will open up a new world of political possibilities.

This book is in the same category as the James Ennes book: JUNK. If you are interested about the actual occurences of this incident, read the actual sworn testimony that crewmembers gave days after the attack.

"I yelled to machine gun 51 to tell him to hold fire. I realized that there was a possibility of the aircraft having been Israeli and the attack had been conducted in error." (Sworn testimony of Cdr. William L. McGonagle, June 14, 1967)

Mr. Ennes had this lie in his book, which no doubt appears in Mr. Carlson's:
McGonagle must have been mistaken about sighting the Israeli flag at this point in the attack. For one thing, it would have been practically impossible to identify a tiny and wildly fluttering Star of David a mile away, particularly since any flags displayed by the torpedo boats would have streamed back, away from McGonagle and out of his line of sight. (Assault on the Liberty, p 149 )

Cdr. McGonagle, who had binoculars, obviously did not agree. In addition, the Israeli jets attacked the Liberty along the length of the ship, so that Liberty's flag would also have "streamed back, away from" the "line of sight" of the pilots

Michael Oren and other independent investigators have found the same thing that the Navy, CIA, NSA, Senate and Congress have reiterated for 35 years: THE ATTACK WAS ACCIDENTAL

I found this book totally enthralling because it tells us a story that is crying out to be told, particularly in the United States. It tackles so many of the questions that have arisen over the years with regard to the Middle East and which can never be satisfactorily answered by a press and, dare I say it? An entire US population, that is not allowed to speak of things as they really are.

Hurley writes superbly and never rants. He doesn't need to: a calm, factual telling with credible documentation is all that's required. He speaks of how the original, more idealistic vision of Ben Gurion (albeit ably abetted by the terrorism of Begin & Shamir's bloody gangs) was later hi-jacked as these two entered politics as the Likud in 1977 and the entire future of Israel was jeopardized for the pseudo-religious dream of a "Greater Israel"; holding onto captured territories whatever the cost to ordinary Israelis, Palestinians and Americans (and it is great - to all!).

Hurley shows how virtually the entire US Congress is under the control of AIPAC, the huge Israeli lobby group; how successive administrations have been hamstrung by AIPAC in their efforts to achieve peace. AIPAC virtually makes US policy in all matters relating to Israel and this policy may often be against the interests of Israel AND, ominously, against the interests of the people of the United States. The most chilling revelations, for me, come when Hurley speaks of Israeli espionage in the USA. According to him, the US foreign policy-making and military research establishments are fully penetrated by Israeli intelligence: often, a new and top secret weapon will have hardly left the drawing board before Israeli defense experts are at the Pentagon asking for it. Sometimes acquiring it ahead of the US military.

Hurley sees Israel as being on a path to destruction and urges that it is the duty of the USA to demonstrate 'tough love' and deny Israel's extremist leaders, and especially AIPAC, the free hand they now have. He points out that AIPAC claims to represent all US Jewry but that many dissident voices have been suppressed under dire threat of social and career consequences. If these voices could only speak out loud and clear, Hurley says that the race to destruction could be halted.

Two deficiencies appear in the book. The first is that Likud is squarely blamed for Israel's taking the path to destruction, yet there were ten years following the six-day war and the subsequent election of Begin in which the Labor party was in power and could have avoided this. The second deficiency is that most of the book dwells in the late 1980s and we hunger for an update yet, as we read, we realize that things have changed very little and we see shadowy events of those times in bright sunlight today!

If and when ever America awakens to these undeniable realities, things will go badly for Israel and AIPAC will have much to answer for.

This book should be read with an open mind by everybody who cares about the future of the US and Israel.

This book is an eye-opener. Americans need to learn that Israel is not an ally of the US. The abuse and corruption of our government by Israel is ghastly. Please read this book.