Many Liberals and conservatives have been disgusted by Malcolm Fraser’s lurch to the Left since he lost office in 1983. But not everything the former prime minister espouses is outrageous. And so when, in his new book Dangerous Allies (which James Curran reviews on page ix), he warns of the dangers of being a lick-spittle to Uncle Sam, and too uncritical of the poses that Washington strikes in the world, he deserves a respectful audience.