Published Friday, July 20, 2007 by David Gordon
An authority on international law examines around thirty cases of modern wars, beginning with the Korean War and ending with Iraq. The pattern of mendacity has remained constant in these fifty years. In each instance, he shows, the administration's account has been blatantly false. Often, for example, it is claimed that we must intervene to protect American citizens at risk in a foreign crisis; but it turns out that almost all of these Americans have left the scene before our expeditionary forces arrive.
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The Long History of Lies for War (2.29 MB)