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September 11 and the U.S. war : beyond the curtain of smoke / edited by Roger Burbach & Ben Clarke.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Terrorism--United States.
- Terrorism.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--1989-.
- International relations.
- Physical Description:
- 174 pages : 1 map ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : City Lights Books : Freedom Voices, [2002]
- Summary:
- This collection of essays by over thirty authors -- including activists, journalists, historians and political theorists -- provides the essential background and analysis needed to understand the origins and consequences of the attack of September 11 and the U.S. government's response. Editors Roger Burbach and Ben Clarke combed through hundreds of articles and essays to select this powerful collection, which will provide the reader with an intellectual basis for a vigorous, passionate and creative resistance to the policies and practices being undertaken in the name of the "war on terrorism."
- Contents:
- I. Origins and Perspectives on the Conflict
- The Theatre of Good and Evil / Eduardo Galeano 9
- Globalization's War / Roger Burbach 12
- Who is Osama bin Laden? / Michel Chossudovsky 18
- U.S. Policy Toward Political Islam / Stephen Zunes 25
- The Geopolitics of War / Michael Klare 31
- U.S. Policy On Iran and S.W. Asia / John Tirman 36
- Oil Pipeline Map 44
- Oil, Drugs and Blood / Ben Clarke 45
- Oil Politics in Central Asia / Ted Rall 49
- Checkerboard of Oil, Minefields / Dimitris Yannopoulos 51
- September 11, United States and Chile / Roger Burbach 55
- The U.S. Terrorists / Conn Hallinan 59
- II. Impact and Consequences of the War
- Afghanistan Is Vietnam / Zoltan Grossman 61
- Retaliation is a Trap / Robert Fisk 65
- Why the U.S. Can't Trust Pakistan / Tariq Ali 69
- Terrorism Meets Reactionism / Michael Parenti 71
- The Smell Of Smoke / Margot Pepper 77
- Fortress America / Michael Ratner 82
- Wartime Lies / Paul Bass 87
- Media War Without End / Norman Solomon 89
- "Now, Jihad Has Begun" / Asra Q. Nomani 95
- Coming to a Mall Near You / David Potorti 99
- War Is Peace / Arundhati Roy 101
- Blood, Tears, Terror and Tragedy / Robert Fisk 111
- We Are the War Criminals Now / Robert Fisk 113
- Who Will Count the Dead? / Marc W. Herold 116
- III. Resistance and Alternatives
- Statement of Rep. Barbara Lee 123
- Barbara Lee Speaks for Me / Frances M. Beal 125
- Light of Outrage / Linda Burnham 127
- Reflections on 'Wartime' / Barbara Kingsolver 131
- Afghan Women / RAWA 133
- To End Terrorism, We Need Truth / David Bacon 136
- Rule of Law vs. Rule of War / Jeff Cohen 139
- Fighting for the Future / Walden Bello 141
- The West Shares the Blame / Baltasar Garzon 146
- Questions about America's Crusade / Martin A. Lee 148
- The Failur eof U.S. Foreign Policies / Manning Marable 152
- A Planetary Contract / Susan George 155
- Thoughts In The Presence Of Fear / Wendell Berry 159
- Violence Doesn't Work / Howard Zinn 163
- Moving Forward After 9-11 / Starhawk 165
- Shema / Aurora Levins Morales 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0872864049
- OCLC:
- 48857672
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