Fear And Loathing In America Summary

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“Fear & Loathing in America
” (ESPN.com, 2001) is a story written by Hunter S. Thompson following the bombings that rocked New York City and dubbed the 9/11 attacks. In this story, Thompson looks out onto the grim and paranoid future he sees ahead. And what he envisions is a certainity of a war, a very expensive war in which victory is not guaranteed.

A baffled George W. Bush, who knows that his father started the war a long time ago, goes on to declare a National Security Emergency and clamp down Hard on Everybody, no matter where they live or why. A cloud of fear and tension hangs on the skies of the most powerful Nation in the World.

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