"The term 'blowback,' invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended results of American actions abroad....From a case of rape by U.S. servicemen in Okinawa to our role in Asia's financial crisis, from our early support for Saddam Hussein to our conduct in the Balkans, Johnson reveals the ways in which our misguided policies are planting the seeds of future disaster." -- Book cover.

Prologue: A Spear-carrier for Empire --Blowback -- Okinawa: Asia's Last Colony -- Stealth Imperialism -- South Korea: Legacy of the Cold War -- North Korea: Endgame of the Cold War -- China: The State of the Revolution -- China: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, and Trade -- Japan and the Economics of the American Empire -- Meltdown -- The Consequences of Empire.