The Face of Imperialism: An interview with Michael Parenti   http://rabble.ca/news/2011/11/face-imperialism-interview-michael-parenti  The problem of inequality and privilege, he wrote in The Face of Imperialism, is rooted in a U.S.-dominated global system of free untrammelled markets and structural adjustment. He adds that any state that dares to step outside is demonized and its government eventually overthrown through war or economically undermined by boycotts.In the interview took this further and described the impact:“Once you convince the American public there are demons, you have the license to bomb their people.”An example he uses in the book is Washington’s tolerance until recently for a corrupt and brutal dictator like Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, and a willingness to stigmatize unco-operative leaders like Hugo Chavez, or overthrow them. This was what happened in the case of Saddam Hussein, who, although a substantial tyrant, ran a more socially progressive and prosperous state than what exists today in Iraq.