The U.S. international and security policy, rooted in the structure of power in the domestic society, has as its primary goal the preservation of what we might call the ''Fifth Freedom'', understood crudely but with a fair degree of accuracy as the freedom to rob, to exploit and dominate, to undertake any course of action to ensure that existing privilige is protected and advanced. Preface, Introduction, The Scandals of 1986, The Challenge, The Cultural-Historical Context, The Problems of Clandestine Terrorism, The Limits of Scandal, The Culture of Terrorism, Damage Control, The Perils of Diplomacy, The Reality that Must Be Effaced: Iran and Nicaragua, Further Successes of the Reagan Administration, Accelerating the Race Towards Destruction, Controlling ''Enemy Territory'', Freedom of Expression in the Free World, The Current Agenda, The Threat of a Good Example, The Fledgling Democracies, Restoring Regional Standards, Standards for Ourselves, Prospects, Index.