War Is A Lie Second Edition, Second edition

by David Swanson (Author)

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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 that have been most widely defended as just and good. This is a handbook of sorts, an engaging, always informative manual that can be used to debunk future lies before the wars they’re deployed to justify have any chance to begin. Veteran antiwar activist Daniel Ellsberg calls War Is A Lie "a terrific tool for recognizing and resisting war lies before it's too late." This updated and expanded edition outlines lessons from America’s most recent wars, what can be done to end warmaking, and an epilogue that analyzes new trends in war lying and in resistance to it. No one to whom you give this book can claim they haven't been warned!

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"David Swanson's War Is A Lie should be required reading. It… gives you the arguments, outrage and inspiration you need to take action. Read it."—Medea Benjamin, author, peace activist.

About the Author

David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, public speaker, and radio host. His books include When the World Outlawed War, and War No More: The Case for Abolition. Swanson serves as director of World Beyond War, and host of Talk Nation Radio. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. In the early 2000’s, he helped to expose the “Downing Street Minutes” and other attempts to lie the United States and its allies into the Iraq war. In 2015, he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Publisher : Just World Books; Second Edition, Second edition (April 1, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1682570002
ISBN-13 : 978-1682570005
Item Weight : 15.9 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #592 in Military Sciences
- #942 in War & Peace (Books)
- #1,713 in Ethics

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Craig Etchison, PhD (Vietnam Vet)

Should be required reading for every member of Congress, ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2016

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Should be required reading for every member of Congress, not to mention a part of any class that purports to give an honest look at U.S. History. An articulate dissection of the multiple lies used by the military, media, and arms merchants to support our illegal and utterly failed militarism, every lie illuminated using incontrovertible facts. Eye opening in so many ways.

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Kate Jones

Passionate Research

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2016

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David Swanson is one of the world's acknowledged toilers in obscurity to get rid of wars. His writing rings with passion, wisdom, and painstaking historical research. He documents all his statements with a journalist's precision. This book is a superb historical reference work. Anyone with an interest in turning our world away from the abyss should read this book and use its citations to make the case in every debate and every conversation with intelligent people who show the slightest sign of being tired of wars and the inhuman conditions wars beget.

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Steve

Everyone should read this book.

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018

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Wow! I was in the army from 1966 to 1969. Enlisted to avoid the draft. Makes sense out of what I have thought about the senselessness of war. Swanson has done the research and puts into words many things I have thought about. The senselessness of war.

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David G Carter

War is over, if you want it (said John). Still true. This explains very clearly why.

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016

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Everyone should know this, and we wouldn't be in such a mess. How to get those who don't already agree is the hard part, and this book shows its exasperation with the World Order a bit too clearly. I mean, I agree and am pissed too, but a cool objective argument, at least in the opening chapters might hold more American readers for longer. I think much of the rest of the world gets this, so they will love it as is. Patriotic gun-loving, war-loving Americans won't read this, even though they are the ones who most need to.

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TrialAuthor

Don't Accept the Lies the Politicans Give to Justify Wars

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2016

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Swanson documents how we “little people” called citizens have been lied to about war, using the same bromides and slogans, since the beginning of the country. This book, and Ron Paul’s book “Plowshares” should be read by anyone interested in pursuing a happy life without the eternal wars to which we have been subject.

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Nick's Books

Easy reading and captivating as one reads along

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016

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David gives a thorough summary of the many wars we have undertaken and shown how the government canives and lies us into believing that we need the wars for our security. Easy reading and captivating as one reads along.

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Richard S. Gworek

Read this and weep, then hopefully work for change

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2016

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Tells truths about the US most Americans would not like to face. Swanson makes the case that continuing on this (war)path will eventually lead to multiple crises here, not to mention the misery these misguided and wasteful policies have caused elsewhere. But true days of decision are coming, and if course is corrected, perhaps we can all be proud of a more constructive country.

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