War Is A Lie

Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor to Make Important Statement on Legal Status of US Conduct

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UPDATE: Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the World War II Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and founding father of the International Criminal Court, will make an important statement on U.S. foreign policy at an event with David Swanson and Sandy Davies in Boca Raton on Feb. 26, 2011.

David Swanson and Nicolas “Sandy” Davies in South Florida on Feb. 26, 2011

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David Swanson will discuss and sign copies of “War Is A Lie”.
Sandy Davies will read more

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Audio of David Swanson and Marc Steiner on War Lies at Busboys and Poets

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David Swanson Podcast

From Marc Steiner

David Swanson is a writer and progressive political activist.  His latest book is War is a Lie.

We recently interviewed David Swanson at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC.  Here is our interview, along with the lively audience Q & A.

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The Worst Thing Ever Invented

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In this age of supposedly fighting against rulers and on behalf of oppressed peoples, the Vietnam War offers an interesting case in which the U.S. policy was to avoid overthrowing the enemy government but to work hard to kill its people. To overthrow the government in Hanoi, it was feared, would draw China or Russia into the war, something the United States hoped to avoid. But destroying the nation ruled by Hanoi was expected to cause it to submit to U.S. rule.

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I'm Going to Florida

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David Swanson and Nicolas “Sandy” Davies in South Florida on Feb. 26, 2011

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David Swanson will discuss and sign copies of “War Is A Lie”.
Sandy Davies will discuss and sign copies of “Blood on Our Hands”.

3-5 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saint Andrews Estates South Auditorium
6045 Verde Trail South
Boca Raton, FL 33433

PLEASE RSVP to nparker0511 at gmail dot com
561-702-4174

Sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America

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The Art of Demonization

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One of the oldest excuses for war is that the enemy is irredeemably evil. He worships the wrong god, has the wrong skin and language, commits atrocities, and cannot be reasoned with. The long-standing tradition of making war on foreigners and converting those not killed to the proper religion “for their own good” is similar to the current practice of killing hated foreigners for the stated reason that their governments ignore women’s rights. From among the rights of women encompassed read more

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Wars Are Not Fought on Battlefields

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Wednesday 19 January 2011
by: David Swanson, t r u t h o u t | Book Excerpt

We talk of sending soldiers off to fight on battlefields. The word ‘battlefield’ appears in millions, possibly billions, of news stories about our wars. And the term conveys to many of us a location in which soldiers fight other soldiers. We don’t think of certain things being found in a battlefield. We don’t imagine whole families, or picnics, or wedding parties, for example, as being found on a read more

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Florida Next Stop for "War Is A Lie" Book Tour

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UPDATE: Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the World War II Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and founding father of the International Criminal Court, will make an important statement on U.S. foreign policy at an event with David Swanson and Sandy Davies in Boca Raton on Feb. 26, 2011.

David Swanson and Nicolas “Sandy” Davies in South Florida on Feb. 26, 2011

Click for flyer (PDF):

David Swanson will discuss and sign copies of “War Is A Lie”.
Sandy Davies will read more

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