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In the Name of Democracy: American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond Paperback – November 1, 2005

by Jeremy Brecher (Author), Jill Cutler (Author), Brendan Smith (Author)
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A riveting documentary anthology that examines a deeply disturbing question: Is the United States guilty of war crimes in Iraq?

Until recently, the possibility that the United States was responsible for war crimes seemed unthinkable to most Americans. But as previously suppressed information has started to emerge—photographs from Abu Ghraib; accounts of U.S. attacks on Iraqi hospitals, mosques, and residential neighborhoods; secret government reports defending unilateral aggression—Americans have begun an agonizing reappraisal of the Iraq war and the way in which their government has conducted it.
Drawing on a wide range of documents—from the protocols of the Geneva Convention to FBI e-mails about prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay to executive-branch papers justifying the circumvention of international law—In the Name of Democracy examines the legality of the Iraq war and the occupation that followed. Included in this powerful investigation are eyewitness accounts, victim testimonials, statements by soldiers turned resisters and whistle-blowers, interviews with intelligence insiders, and contributions by Mark Danner and Seymour Hersh.
The result is a controversial, chilling anthology that explores the culpability of officials as well as the responsibilities of ordinary citizens, and for the first time squarely confronts the matter of American impunity.
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As Americans undergo an agonizing reappraisal of the war in Iraq and its relationship to the war on terror, strong evidence has arisen that America's war crimes are normative rather than exceptional infractions by a few low-ranking individuals, as commonly portrayed. This excellent anthology includes interviews, FBI documents, legal briefs, and statements by soldiers turned resisters, all offering a chilling look at how the war was begun and is currently operating. Part 1 examines the evidence pointing to war crimes committed by the U.S., from the perspective of international law, in its tactics of preemptive strike and violations of humanitarian law designed to protect combatants and civilians. Other sections explore who is accountable for the torture and other illegal acts performed in the course of the war as well as the role of resisters and objectors. Finally, this work examines the failure of our established institutional structure to restrain the administration's war crimes. This is a timely collection for readers interested in the threat of our war on terror as presently being fought at home and abroad. Vernon Ford
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Historian Jeremy Brecher has written and edited more than a dozen books, including Strike! His articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, The Nation, and the Los Angeles Times. Jill Cutler, an assistant dean at Yale College, has edited several books, including Global Visions. Brendan Smith is an expert in international law and a former senior congressional human rights and defense aide. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, and Foreign Policy
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Metropolitan Books; First Edition (November 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805079696
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805079692
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 1.04 x 9.2 inches
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  • Robin Orlowski
    5.0 out of 5 stars When America does the terrorizing of other nations
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2005
    Jeremy Brecher sifts through mountains of evidence to question how the United States can justify torturing people if we are trying to convince them that adopting a western-style democracy is in their own best interests.

    Furthermore, he argues these events are not isolated incidents. Seemingly disparate events are connected. Many of America's public officials convinced themselves, each other, and the troops that we are above the law because we are making the world safe for democracy. Couple the American government's jingoistic ideology with a solider's stress of being in a guerilla war--where anybody could be a combatant---and there is no surprise that some members of the American forces commit war crimes in the Middle East.

    Brecher's ultimate analysis questions the ethics of many American policy holders. However, he believes in the American people to demand better behavior from their leaders. This makes the breadth of disturbing information in his volume easier to digest.
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  • jgmacg
    5.0 out of 5 stars A reasoned look at unreasonable policy
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2005
    This well-reasoned and level-headed collection of writings about America's conduct of the "War on Terror" is a chilling indictment of U.S. policy. That we are willing to cede our most basic national principles in service of our fear and historical ignorance, and in the name of this administration's failures and fixations, is at once terrifying and heartbreaking. This is a call to moral action, no matter which side of the politcal aisle you seat yourself. At the core of this book lies this question, asked and paraphrased through many ages: Must we destroy our country in order to save it?
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  • Sylvia Madrigal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very concerned about war crimes in Iraq
    Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2005
    I think this is a great book. It's clearly organized and I learned a lot. It made me very sad and concerned about the state of democracy and truth in our country today. It's frightening that our government is committing war crimes in our name.
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  • John R.
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Needed Introduction to War Crimes in Iraq
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2005
    _In the Name of Democracy_ does a good job of explaining what constitutes war crimes (it's not just torture) and setting out the case that the U.S. invasion of Iraq violated international laws. There's a lot to digest in this book, not all of it pleasant, but I found the discussions of the importance of international law to be useful and not too over-scholarly: I learned a lot. The parts toward the end about resisters and how to put a halt to war crimes were interesting and inspiring and provide a more personal connection to a lot of the issues raised in the chapters. The book ends by looking at the connections between the subversion of international law and the subversion of U.S. law, which should be of interest to anyone who values democracy and liberty.
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  • Jerry K. Belew
    1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely left wing propaganda & garbage!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2006
    I've read this book and I will state flat out it's not worth the paper it's printed on, too bad that trees were sacrificed to allow publication of this garbage. I do NOT recommend this book to anybody who's looking for an objective appraisal of the ongoing war in Iraq. I had a copy of it. I threw it out with the trash! For shame that any author would be able to write this garbage and actually get someone to publish it. Of course it takes all kinds I suppose! Don't waste your money or your time! I give it "1 star" because Amazon doesn't offer a ZERO option...they should, it'd be useful in this case.
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