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~ edited and with contributions by Russ Kick ~ published by The Disinformation Company Ltd. (NYC) ~ 2002 ~ 346 pp ~ softcover ~ ISBN 0-971-39420-2 ~ retail $24.99 ~ 46 contributors ~

It appears that the friendly faces on the nightly news "forgot" to tell us a few things:

• The US had foreknowledge about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

• Mad Cow disease is killing people in America.

• China has super-missiles that can destroy the entire US Navy.

• The US is helping wage a secret war in South America.

• Young people are less violent now than they have been in over 30 years.

• Some of the biggest banks in the world turn a blind eye to money laundering.

• Many disabled people don't want to be "cured" and don't admire Christopher Reeve.

• French authorities kidnapped a little girl in California, forcibly taking her to France.

Do you get the feeling that everything you know is wrong?

In this follow-up to the hugely successful You Are Being Lied To, an amazing group of investigative journalists, researchers, commentators, dissidents and academics peels back consensus reality and shows us what's really happening. You'll find hard, documented evidence—including revelations never before published—on the most powerful institutions and controversial topics in the world.

• Investigative reporter Greg Palast exposes the dark side of globalization with exclusive leaked documents from the World Bank and World Trade Organization.

• Nuclear safety engineer David Lochbaum blows the whistle on unpublicized accidents and near-misses at nuclear power plants.

• Reporter Rory Carroll uncovers new information on the serial killing case that inspired the creation of Hannibal Lecter.

• Attorney Jonathan Levy unveils the sordid history of the Vatican Bank.

• Sports professor Helen Lenskyj examines the sleaze behind the Olympic Games.

• Private investigator Brad Shellady reveals previously unknown facts about Henry Lee Lucas, who claimed to be the most prolific serial killer in history.

• John Taylor Gatto, New York Teacher of the Year for 1991, unearths the disturbing roots of the educational system.

• Former police chief Joseph D. McNamara discloses the existence of gangs of renegade cops in every major city.

• Attorney David T. Hardy presents newly uncovered evidence about Waco, including the smoking-gun document that proves the raid never had to happen.

• Editor Russ Kick reveals eyewitness testimony of more than two attackers at the Columbine massacre, including a sketch of a third suspect (published here for the first time).

You'll also read what you're not supposed to know about vote scams, the pharmaceutical industry, domestic violence, toxic TV, drug treatment programs, India's untouchables, the European Union, mental illness, women and religion, eating meat, PanAm 103, the Ludlow massacre, pornography and prostitution, anti-racist "watchdog" groups, and more.

Once you read the substantiated facts in this book, you’ll wonder if anything you know is right.