One Nation Under Blackmail – Vol. 2: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein Vol. 2

This book may change your life. You will never see the world the same way after reading Volume I and Volume II. I initially approached Whitney Webb's two volume set with skepticism, but these books will make you want to learn even more. Even though both volumes are very long, they were so compelling, I might actually read both of them a second time: In the latter sections of the work, Webb picks up threads she'd written about earlier, and it makes you want to go back and read the earlier material all over again -- it's THAT interesting. One particularly jaw-dropping one was a senior Whitehouse aide who was found with both a noose around his neck and a gunshot wound to the chest: What kind of person commits suicide in both ways at once, or shoots himself in the chest instead of the head -- while hanging themselves? And yet, the judge ruled his death a suicide and sealed all the forensic records, so no one could challenge it. Read the books to learn who this was and when it happened. Happily, Ms. Webb is not partisan -- she unmasks corruption in both parties, and through both Democratic AND Republican administrations.
I do have some concerns about the work, which do not detract stars from this mighty opus but need to be stated: There are many places where Webb cites third party books as the sources for an assertion. If she were an academic or a government researcher, she would be required to source the original finding, not the third party source. If she found the fact in a third party book, the citation should name where that third party author got it, such as by saying "Author X cites FBI records that show....." or "Author Y interviewed the surviving spouse to learn..." or "Author Z provides this information from his many years working for Mossad himself..." So, yes, I wish she had been more attentive to establishing original sourcing for all documentable assertions, but I will take what we can get, because this info is so crucial. And readers can track down the books and articles she cites, to learn the original source of information.
My second "complaint" is that I was puzzled by the book titles' focus on "blackmail," per se, rather than "corruption" more broadly. Webb's thesis is so important, I felt that she lost ground by choosing a book title that focuses everyone's attention only on the "blackmail" aspect, rather than the corrupt "manipulation" of political leaders and markets and organizations more generally. Much of the manipulation is achieved via money, rather than blackmail. But since Jeffrey Epstein used blackmail, and he is ostensibly the "peg" for writing this work, I can see how it wound up with a "blackmail"-focused title. The corruption Webb documents is WAY more extensive than just blackmail, however.
My third concern is that I wish Webb had pointed out that "association" does not always mean "collaboration." Webb finds a lot of links between organized crime and intelligence that could easily reflect intelligence targeting of the corrupt entity, rather than cooperation with it. If intelligence personnel turn up embedded in a corrupt venue, it's always possible that they were collecting intel, which is, obviously their mission. Much of what she cites is, indeed, very disturbing, but I would have appreciated a note admitting that entities can be "linked" for reasons other than collusion.
But this is still a five star work -- This ground-breaking book deserves a much more extensive review than Amazon's paradigm permits, but let me just end with this: Everyone needs to read this two-volume book so that there can be more discussion of what needs to happen next in all of our lives, now that we know how extensively government and business are being manipulated by corrupt entities.

This scrupulously researched expose on historic and contemporary crimes is as brilliant as it is terrifying. It shines a light on the unholy partnership of organized crime, the government and intelligence agencies in such detail it is hard to counter. The consequences for society are dire, as the perpetrators are unchallenged in the shadows and powerful public figures involved are yet to face justice. Epstein was just the tip of a very deep, very old iceberg

This book will scare anyone brave enough to read it. Every American needs to read this book. This rare sequel comes in better than the first one. This book tells us what Jeffrey Epstein did and for whom. It gives you an idea of the volume of his work but not the full extent of the work. The book also is one of the most documented books a person will ever read.

This book shows that Jeffrey Epstein's master and probable benefactor was Israeli intelligence. Everything he did was aimed at gaining information or leverage to benefit Israel. He did this through sexual blackmail. The author, Whitney Webb does not record any actual blackmail deal. However, she does extensively draw the relationship lines between parties to make it easy to guess what might have occurred. There also was an extensive organization dedicated to supporting this operation.

The author does offer new information about the Clintons which I haven't seen anywhere else. First, Epstein did work for them when he was President. After that, he became Bill's chief entertainer. Bill and he traveled the world many, many times. The author shows that Vince Foster was probably in on selling the nuclear codes to Israel. She goes over a lot of new details on the death of Ron Brown. She laid out how the Clintons built up America's enemies through crafty manipulation of trade regulations. Her points about Chinagate were not really new.

People need to stop rightfully cursing the dead man and start asking other questions. Who were the clients? Every house of his was wired with video and cameras. A few of the girls have mentioned how they entertained various VIPS. The visitor logs on his airplane are now out in the public. Where are the videos of these houses? What was lost and how much?

The last part of the story is the scariest. Epstein through his work has helped create a system for the Israeli government to track and take material from almost any phone in the world. They already had a system in many corporations or governments which allow them to do that.

Readable as a novel, but documented down to the ground! I bought both volumes, immediately, paperback AND Kindle, and am now speeding right through them. Our courageous jouros are our rarest jewels, Whitney, and you are one of the best! As in The Matrix, I took the red pill. And, I never regreted it! Bless you, girl!

I love reading books about politics and truth. I pre ordered Whitney Webb’s two books, “One Nation Under Blackmail” part one and part two. They were both a disappointment. There was too much clutter and it was hard to stay interested.

Book cover and several pages were bent in half. Way to go Amazon. Of course the only thing I can do is return it or take it as is, no discount for the damage... I didn't want to ding the author because of that though, because it is a fantastic book!

I own over 1,000 books. This is the single best book I’ve ever read. It provides insight you’ve never read anywhere else. The overall web of criminal enterprises and spy networks are woven together with incredible details. It’s not an easy read bc there’s so many players and it’s over 100 yrs old.

Never met a woman with such courage. Inspiration to all of us.

Whitney Webb pulls no punches. Non-partisan, well researched, not afraid to talk truth to power. Im sure there will be some generic attacks on this book; trying to scare ppl off. Exposing the centers of power will always be challenged.

Been following Whitney for a long time. She is the real deal. Her research is very detailed and cited. Get this book. You won't regret it!