Selling War In America;
A Dictionary of Deception - by Thomas Lee
Edition: Paperback, 368 pages
In "Battlebabble" the author shares his conviction that war is not the final solution to political conflicts, but a totally unacceptable alternative, ravaging its perpetrators as well as its intended victims.
The language surrounding war softens its brutal realities, and serves as a vehicle to engender public support and encourage participation under the guise of patriotism.The author offers realistic, honest definitions of this language so often used by government and media.
A unique and fascinating book that brings home the genuine horror of war and its brutalization of the human spirit by exposing the deception contained within the very language used to justify it. Soldiers and civilians alike will find Lee's book valuable as a means for exploring their own feelings about war. Neither will ever be able to say truthfully again, "I didn't know!"
Anyone who treasures truth and straight talk and loathes lies and crooked talk owes a debt to Thomas Lee. As no other peacemaker has done, he knifes through the guff, cant and bunk of militarism with swift strokes of candor and honesty. In the battle against military deceit, this book wins.
Thomas Lee gives us a dictionary of absurdity, a catalogue of the insanity of war. The ultimate impact of his book is sobering, even frightening.
Don't worry about the Da Vinci code, it's the imperialist code that needs deciphering. Now Thomas Lee has done just that, providing a clear and encyclopedic primer for understanding issues--from Abrams tanks to yellowcake...usually skewed by official distortion and manipulation. The results are highly informative...and very useful.
"Battlebabble" is a uniquely valuable resource for anyone seeking the reality behind media coverage and official statements about war and military operations. Thomas Lee's lexicon of the official jargon used to obscure bloody facts will decode such terms as "attrition" and "target" for years to come. "Battlebabble" should be on the reference shelf of everyone interested in discovering the facts behind the spin.
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- Richard A. Gabriel, Major/ USAR, Ret.
Professor of Politics and History, 1991-1994
U.S. Army War College
- Colman McCarthy Director, the Center for Teaching Peace, Washington, D.C.
- Howard Zinn
- Larry Everest, author of Oil, Power & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda
- Nick Mele, Director of Communications, Nonviolent Peaceforce, and retired US diplomat
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