~ edited and with contributions by Russ Kick ~ published by The Disinformation Company Ltd. (NYC) ~ 2003 ~ 350 pp ~ oversize softcover ~ ISBN 0-971-39424-5 ~ retail $24.99 ~ 44 contributors ~

What do CNN, your history teacher, and the White House have in common? All of them have kept some important facts from you:

• The US military faces a huge a rape crisis.

• The most popular kind of antidepressants can cause suicide.

• The nation of Panama was created as a get-rich scheme by Wall Street.

• The Atlanta child-killer was convicted of only two murders—of adults.

• Islamic groups are censoring critical material in America.

• Corporations have claimed the "right" to lie.

• The US and other Allies massacred German POWs and civilians during and after WWII.

• The food drops in Afghanistan were a complete fiasco.

In the pages of AYI, a stunning line-up of investigative reporters, media critics, independent researchers, academics, ex-government agents, and others blow away the smoke and smash the mirrors that keep us confused and misinformed.

You'll learn the hidden facts about the diamond trade, child protective services, government-sponsored anti-drug ads, the Orwellian PATRIOT Act, fluoridation, the Resurrection story, Mormon racism, the CIA's nuclear dreams, the malleable definition of "terrorism," the forgotten personal lives of great scientists, the murky death of a leading microbiologist, and more. After reading these articles, you’ll be ready to Abuse Your Illusions.

• Daniel Ellsberg talks about turning himself in for leaking the Pentagon Papers, and he reveals what rehabilitated Nazi Albert Speer can teach government officials about accepting responsibility

• Investigative reporter Greg Palast catches the news media telling blatant lies

• The Sunshine Project exposes the United States' illegal, treaty-busting bioweapons programs (the New York Times knows about this but refuses to report it)

• Pulitzer-winner Gary Webb details the racial profiling of Operation Pipeline, a program that pulls over minorities on the pretext of minor traffic violations

• Howard Zinn unearths the stories of civilians killed during the attacks on Afghanistan

• April Oliver lays out the facts behind her hugely controversial CNN report on Operation Tailwind

• Jim Hougan looks at the surprising recent trials concerning Watergate (it might have been about a Democratic call-girl ring after all)

• Stephen Schlesinger, director of the World Policy Institute, breaks the real story about the founding of United Nations—the US spied on its allies, using this knowledge to shape the UN to its liking

• Former federal agent Michael Levine describes first-hand how the Drug War is designed to fail

• Stephanie Nolen tells the story of America's forgotten female astronauts

• Danish artist Jakob S. Boeskov crashes a Chinese arms bazaar with a rifle that doesn't exist

• Editor Russ Kick digs up neglected information regarding the September 11 attacks, including:

• Some of America's highest officials have admitted that the attacks could have been prevented
• A Senator has said that at least one foreign country actively aided the 9/11 terrorists
• Even more hijackings were planned for that day
• A Taliban emissary warned the US and the UN about the attacks
• Four cameras filmed the plane hitting the Pentagon, but none of these videos has been released

The first two books in the series, You Are Being Lied To and Everything You Know Is Wrong, are bona fide bestsellers and have garnered widespread critical acclaim.