War Is a Lie - Softcover

David Swanson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983083002 ISBN 13: 9780983083009

Publisher: David Swanson, 2010

Synopsis

WAR IS A LIE is a thorough refutation of every major argument used to justify wars, drawing on evidence from numerous past wars, with a focus on those wars that have been most widely defended as just and good. This is a handbook of sorts, a manual to be used in debunking future lies before future wars have a chance to begin. For more information visit WarIsALie.org.

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About the Author:

David Swanson is an American author, blogger, and anti-war activist. He served as press secretary for Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign. He was a key figure in making the Downing Street Memo known across America. The memo, the leaked minutes of a meeting of the British war cabinet, exposed the lies behind the war in Iraq and was a key element in turning the majority of American people against the war in Iraq.

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WAR IS A LIE is the 2010 self-published book by Humanist contributor David Swanson, in which he attempts a comprehensive refutation of all the rationales offered for any and all wars. "War is not a mysterious part of a divine plan nor is it an unavoidable manifestation of human nature," says the author. "It's the reason you have financial worries. It is very likely going to destroy our economy if it doesn't destroy our environment first, although it may more quickly destroy our representative government--but possibly not before it kills us all through blowback or weapons proliferation." The book challenges readers to accept their own culpability in perpetuating the catastrophic human creation that is war...

About this edition

• Publisher: David Swanson
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0983083002
• ISBN 13: 9780983083009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372