Swanson: "'Freedom Watch' Threw a War and Nobody Came"

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David Swanson writes in a guest column for Informed Comment

The Neoconservatives, despite wandering in the wilderness after their Iraq debacle, are trying to keep the dream of serial wars in the Middle East alive. Freedom Watch and the Foundation for Democracy in Iran sponsored a National Press Club event on November 17, in which former CIA director James Woolsey, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and former UN ambassador Alan Keyes demanded war on Iran.

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Peace Presents for Holidays — Half Price

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War Is A Lie, just published by David Swanson, is topping the charts and being translated for publication in other countries.  Thank you, if you've purchased it!

Did you know that you can get this soon-to-be classic book for half-price with free shipping in time for the holidays if you buy 10 or more?

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Mickey Z. Interviews David Swanson on War Lies

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War Is Over (If You Want It)
My interview with David Swanson
By Mickey Z.

If Dwight D. Eisenhower was correct when he declared, “Public opinion wins war,” then public opinion can also end or prevent wars…but this would require us, as a first step, to see past the superficial allure of wartime propaganda and make the entire system transparent. To do so requires rebuttal, e.g. information that challenges the myopia and amnesia cultivated by State and corporate misinformation.

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Die for a Tie: How the Korean War Began

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An excerpt from the just published book “War Is A Lie” http://warisalie.org

After two world wars with a depression in between, none of which Americans had submitted to voluntarily, President Harry S Truman had some bad news. If we didn’t set off immediately to fight communists in Korea, they would shortly invade the United States. That this was recognized as patent nonsense is perhaps suggested by the fact that, once again, Americans had to be drafted if they were going to go read more

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“War Is A Lie” Book Tour Dates

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BOOK TOUR FOR “War Is A Lie”

I can also send signed books and speak to events via skype at any time. Contact.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

Wednesday, December 15
6:30 p.m. free dinner
7:15 p.m. book reading, Q&A, signing
Random Row Books
315 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 434-295-2493
CoSponsors: Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Socialist Party of Central Virginia, Joyful Dissent
DETAILS.

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BERKELEY
Friday, December 17, 6 PM
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Audio: Nicole Sandler and David Swanson on "War Is A Lie"

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