Debunking the new world order / Alexander Cockburn.

Talk by journalist Alexander Cockburn which examines the popular immage of the Gulf War and U.S. foreign policy in the cold light of the profound domestic troubles within the United States. He covers such issues as: high popular trust of the military; the S & L crisis and dropping real wages; the Gulf Waras scapegoat; the quick decision by the U.S. to get involved following the Iraq invasion of Kuwait; the military overkill utilized by the U.S.; the internal Iraqi social crisis following the war; the potential for another foreign war under Bush; and the economic, political, and environmental impact of U.S. actionsupon the Third World.|DEBUNKING THE NEW WORLD ORDER / Alexander Cockburn. - Talk by journalist Alexander Cockburn which examines the popular immage of the Gulf War and U.S. foreign policy in the cold light of the profound domestic troubles within the United States. He covers such issues as: high popular trust of the military| the S & L crisis and dropping real wages| the Gulf War as scapegoat| the quick decision by the U.S. to get involved following the Iraq invasion of Kuwait| the military overkill utilized by the U.S.| the internal Iraqi social crisis following the war| the potential for another foreign war under Bush| and the economic, political, and environmental impact of U.S. actions upon the Third World. - RECORDED: San Francisco, Apr. 1991. BROADCAST: KPFA, Apr. 1991.