War Is A Lie

By David Swanson, TeleSUR

Remarks prepared for event in Washington, D.C., on April 11, 2016.

Let’s look at ten revealing moments in the history of lying about wars to see what they tell us, and then I’ll be glad to try to answer any questions I can. These remarks will be published at TeleSUR.

I’ll say the most about the first items on this list, and less as I move toward #10.

1. On January 31, 2003, President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair met in the read more

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On August 6, 1945, President Harry S Truman announced: “Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese Army base. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of T.N.T.  It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British ‘Grand Slam’ which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare.”

When Truman lied to America that Hiroshima was a military base rather than a city full of civilians, people no read more

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From Socialist Worker

Dave Crouch looks at War is a Lie by David Swanson, a new book about the stories our rulers tell to sell their imperial projects

Does this sound familiar? A dictator is massacring his own people. He is a threat not only to the region, but also to us here in Britain.

He has weapons of mass destruction.

Something must be done—urgently. While we hesitate, children are dying. People are being hideously tortured. They are defenceless. They are pleading for us to act.

We have the technology to ensure read more

On June 10th I’ll be speaking here.

On June 11th I’ll be speaking here.

STOP THE WAR COALITION
Newsletter No. 1207
01 June 2011
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1) WHAT OBAMA’S AFGHANISTAN “PROGRESS” LOOKS LIKE
2) INTERNATIONAL MUSICIANS RELEASE PALESTINE SINGLE
3) BOOK: WAR IS A LIE BY DAVID SWANSON

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1) WHAT OBAMA’S AFGHANISTAN “PROGRESS” LOOKS LIKE

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Interview with Author, Activist David Swanson

May 26, 2011

Media Roots Radio Interview with David Swanson by Media Roots

MEDIA ROOTS- This is an exclusive Media Roots Radio interview with David Swanson conducted on May 19, 2011. David is the co-author of “The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush”. He was press secretary for Dennis Kucinich’s 2004 presidential campaign, and is the co-founder read more

A veces me pregunto si el norteamericano común se detiene por un momento, ve el caos en el que está el mundo; y se pregunta: ¿Cómo llegamos a ésto?

¿Ella simplemente no le da importancia, lo atribuye al “destino”, se deshace rápido del pensamiento; y, esclavizada por lo nuevo, se va de compras a los supermercados?

¿Lo toma él como una expresión moderna del proverbio bíblico, “habrán guerras y rumores de guerras;” sintonizará el último partido de fútbol read more