Author: Norman Solomon
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War Made Easy
In a review in the June 29th Los Angeles Times, Russ Baker calls War Made Easy "a must-read for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee, or to arm themselves for the debates about Iraq that are still to come." The table of contents and first chapter of War Made Easy…
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Memo to Iraq War: This Is the First Day of the Rest of Your Death
On the propaganda front, it’s been another tough week for Washington’s war makers. But for them, where there’s hope there’s death. Let’s address the Iraq war directly: It’s too soon to know whether the Bush administration’s new PR offensive will do anything for you in terms of public opinion. But rest assured that the U.S.…
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Iran in Washington’s cross hairs
For those in Washington who are eager to confront Iran, the surprise election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a godsend. Iran’s new president is a perfect foil for neocons long eager to move ahead with scenarios for regime change in Tehran. After a White House meeting on Monday, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that his country,…
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Voluntary Amnesia in the Service of War
Forget it! That seems to be an unstated motto for American media coverage of the Iranian presidential election. The axiom comes down to: “Don’t let history get in the way of spin.” Evasion smooths the way to the next war. For maximum propaganda effect, the agenda-setting must be decoupled as much as possible from clear…
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Picture-perfect killers
Military weapons are often technological marvels but always instruments of death In his memoir of Vietnam, former war correspondent Jacques Leslie recalls visiting an American aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, when suddenly "I was engulfed in technology, released to a vast metallic universe where nothing grew, where doubt had no place." The young…