The unprecedented and tragic events in New York,
Washington and Pennsylvania left an indelible mark on
world politics. Civilian deaths in horrific
circumstances triggered an uncompromising response from
the US administration and its allies: an open-ended 'war
on terrorism'.
This anthology includes some of
the world's leading commentators - Noam Chomsky, Robert
Fisk, Naomi Klein, John Pilger, Paul Foot and
A.Sivanandan. It presents accessible, detailed and often
deeply personal accounts of the aftermath, the bombing
of Afghanistan and the dubious claims for its legality.
From investigative journalists to critical academics,
human rights lawyers and anti-racist campaigners, the
contributors are united in their opposition to military
intervention in Afghanistan and beyond and to the attack
on civil liberties in the US, the UK and Europe.
From the US and Canada, Herman and Julia
Schwendinger, Jonathan Farley, Tony Platt, Cecilia
O'Leary, Christian Parenti and Michael Mandel are among
critical academics who assess the validity, lawfulness
and political consequences of the Bush/Blair agenda.
European based commentators include Martti Gronfors and
Thomas Mathiesen.
Examining the the context and
rhetoric of US vengeance -- ennobled by the symbolic
title 'Enduring Freedom' -- they challenge political and
popular definitions, constructions,pathologisation and
reporting of terrorism. In questioning the
representation of war as 'just', the anthology focuses
on civilian deaths in Afghanistan, evidence of US/allied
atrocities, violations of prisoners' rights and US
determination to escalate military offensives,
regardless of global destabilisation.
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