Lannan Readings and Conversations: Tom Engelhardt With Jeremy Scahill February 2, 2011

Tom Engelhardt created and runs the Tomdispatch.com website, self-described as being "for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of our post-9/11 world and a clear sense of how our imperial globe actually works." In his recent book, 'The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's', Engelhardt documents Washington's ongoing commitment to military bases to preserve, and extend, its empire; reveals damning information about the American reliance on airpower, at great cost to civilians in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan; and shows that the U.S. empire has deep historical roots that precede the George W. Bush administration... and continue today into the presidency of Barack Obama.