Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson by Kenneth R. Timmerman Regnery Publishing, Inc.; ISBN: 0895261081 Paperback - 501 pages (January 2004) Jesse Jackson is a modern day highway robber who uses cries of racism to steal from individuals, corporations, and government, to give to himself, says veteran investigative reporter Kenneth R. Timmerman. Until now, however, no one has been brave enough to say it and diligent enough to prove it. But Ken Timmerman has cracked Jackson's machine, found Jackson cronies willing to break ranks, and uncovered a sordid tale of greed, ambition, and corruption from a self-proclaimed minister who has no qualms about poisoning American race relations for personal gain. Shakedown reveals: Jackson's massive defrauding of the federal government - and how both Republican and Democratic administrations have chosen to ignore it. Jackson's financial ties to Third World dictators - including Mohammar Qaddafi of Libya. Jackson's shocking private life - and his even more shocking public lies, including about his relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King The hardcover edition is out of print. Only available in paperback. Publishers note: The San Francisco Oil Company referred to on page 310 and in endnote 61 of Chapter 10 was never involved in the oil transactions described in the book and was not a “front company.”