The Unauthorized World Situation Report is a distillation. Its subject matter is world affairs and American history, focusing upon the Twentieth Century and its immediate aftermath. It is in the tradition of the American revolutionary war pamphleteers, to wit, an extended broadside in plain language, with a point of view and humor. This controversial reappraisal is very much at odds with the received version of events. it suggests that America's current difficulties in foreign affairs is the logical culmination of an attitude which came to the forefront in 1898, the year of the Spanish-American War. It is this unnecessary war and Washington's subsequent collaboration with London, resulting in two world wars, that are the foundations of the present era. In particular, the American train wreck in the Greater Middle East and the atrocity of 9/11 itself can be traced to Washington's ill-advised foreign policy over many years, presided over by both political parties. The Unauthorized World Situation Report does not offer solutions. It provides insight and perspective for those with an open mind