Mark Engler: "Neocon Fantasies of Empire Crushed: the New Global Reality" - AlterNet

[Excerpt]  Not long ago, excitement over American imperialism reached levels not seen in a century. "People are coming out of the closet on the word ‘empire,’" the right-wing columnist Charles Krauthammer told The New York Times in early 2002. Neoconservatives were on the rise in Washington, and their leading propagandists were not shy in making the case for aggressive expansionism.  ... Read more