Terrorism and War (Open Media Series)

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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. This book makes some good points. It talks about the downside of US military operations and how the media are failing to report it.

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In this collection of interviews, Zinn carries on about how military approaches to problems are costly in terms of human suffering and resources and about how they are not usually effective. I believe all educated people ought to know that war is to be avoided at all costs. I wish Zinn had gone deeper into the reasons for the current US military operations.

Zinn suggests that the government and management of large corporations are conspiring to sell the public on military operations which serve no purpose beyond helping commercial interests. I don't think this is the case. I suspect that educated supporters of the so-called "war on terror" believe that using the military to install governments friendly to the US will help catch international criminals, improve international human rights over the long-run, and as Zinn says help commercials interests.

It's easy for Zinn to tell us how silly are the facile explanations given by politicians and television news. Unfortunately, I don't think people who think politicians and Fox News are reliable sources of information will be reading this book. And if they do read this book, they may conclude that the anti-war movement is wrong when they discover that Zinn has addressed the weakest, staw-man justifications for war. The socialist tenor of the book gets in the way for me, but it's certainly no worse than the pro-war bias that characterizes the mainstream media.

I give it four stars, however, because I agree with most of what Zinn says. It is imperative that people question and oppose the "war on terror". This book was required for a class that I am taking, and as someone who doesn't enjoy reading assignments and is not big on politics, the way this book was written in a series of interviews made it very easy to read. Howard Zinn humanizes victims of wars and provides many eye opening points.

I would suggest this book if you're into politics, because it is meaningful and informative. Politics,history, foreign policy and current events are topics I used to avoid, but Zinn presents these subjects in language that is accessible. He makes abstract ideas and historical facts relevent to our lives. This book provides historical context to the tragedies this world has endured over the past few years.

The information may not be new since Zinn has imparted these perspectives in many forms over the years, but his views concerning the U. Terrorism and War is thought provoking, and its juxtaposition of war and terrorism and their causes and consequences is enlightening. The book has led me to ask, "Is there a difference between an act of war and an act of terrorism? I do not feel that the book answers these questions, but I applaud its attempt to implore readers to consider such ideas.

The book is concise and a quick-read. Yet, the ideas and opinions I formed when I initially read this book two years ago have remained with me. Even if one does not agree with Zinn's views and I'm sure that many do not, the discussion concerning U. This book is a gift for my husband.

It arrived in excellent condition and the subject matter is very informative. Zinn was a brilliant observer of history. I believe Terrorism and War it's a brilliant piece of work since Zinn shares uninformed and concealed truth; the effects of our foreign policy on many parts of the world, particularly the Middle East.

How did this start and why are they so mad at us. Do we stick our nose in too many others business and not take care of the people here. See all 18 reviews. But war has many other casualties, he argues, including civil liberties on the home front and human rights abroad. In Terrorism and War, Zinn explores the growth of the American empir Truth—as Zinn shows us in the interviews that make up Terrorism and War—has indeed been the first casualty of war, starting from the beginnings of American empire in the Spanish-American War.

In Terrorism and War, Zinn explores the growth of the American empire, as well as the long tradition of resistance in this country to U. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Terrorism and War , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Aug 30, Kym Robinson rated it liked it. I had wanted to read this book for some time, being that I am a fan of much of Zinn's work. I some how managed to come across this book at a charity book store and I was most excited.

I soon devoured the pages and though it was a quick read and like most of Zinn well written. I felt some what let down. The book is formatted in a way that has Zinn responding to questions, so it is not so much a book as it is a Q and A compendium. Being that this book was written soon after the US invasion of Afgha I had wanted to read this book for some time, being that I am a fan of much of Zinn's work. Being that this book was written soon after the US invasion of Afghanistan, it is very much a book of that era and focuses a great deal on George Bush and the contemporary regime.

Though Zinn, in his talented knowledge does divulge into some short history lessons to help the reader greater appreciate that today does not suddenly happen without a yesterday. These brief historical interludes are most certainly springboards for further reading to help paint the complete picture for the reader.

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Because of the nature of the Q and A format, I found that the book was not so much suited to myself but more for those who have a very shallow understanding of history and the military-political reality. That is in no way a knock against the book just a misfire for myself as I was hoping for something more specific, despite the books slight size in the flesh. In that regard Zinn for the most part, as always, does very well. The problem I have, this is not merely with Zinn, is the continued stressing of dissent and how Government always lies.

How one should always find themself in opposition to the Government and its brutal self service. Zinn and many of his fellow Left wing dissenters seeing the Government as being a vehicle for 'capitalism' and the monied elites. But to Zinn's credit and unlike many other left leaning dissenters, he acknowledges that warfare and imperialism predates 'capitalism' or the capitalism as to be understood by many of the Left.

My problem is that Zinn leaves his dissent for the Government and his distrust for it at the door when it comes to social welfare issues, education and other domestic social structuring policies. Though he does not touch on it in great deal in this book, he does lightly dress over it. How can one proclaim that Government is dangerous and should not be trusted, except when it is charged with a health, pensions and children's minds?

Yet the very same entity which so brutally and terribly destroys so many in its many wars from drugs to terror bumbling as it does in these eforts with so many others lives, is some how suppose to have wisdom, consideration and restraint enough to command such important social programs?

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It is a position of incomplete focus that I find lacking for many on the Left. And this is why I find myself often in support of men like Zinn in their foreign policy out looks that are based on ideology inspired by empirical facts but always wandering away when they refocus on domestically challenged matters that are based on sheer ideology with a disregard for such empirical considerations.

It is just a continuing theme I find in Zinn's work where he perhaps is incomplete in some of his ideals. He is so focused and passionate about the many crimes of Imperialism abroad that he perhaps does not give as greater consideration to other aspects of governance. This is not a criticism I project lightly as I have tremendous respect for men like Zinn and his consistency when it comes to his anti war efforts. This book is very good for many of those who do not consider much beyond their day to day and who so simply trust the word of the State as being honest and with modest intent.

For those who are some what better read on such matters it for the most part only goes over much of what is already known. In any case I do recommend it as a quick and reinforcing read, written by one of the greatest anti war minds from any generation. View all 4 comments. May 19, Lisa rated it really liked it. This book articulated clearly a lot of what I already felt and feel about the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. Zinn does an excellent job of articulating the ways in which the media, religion and nationalism were used to whip up support for the War on Terror, and in articulating how it was not just the war on Iraq that was and is unjust, but the war on Afghanistan as well.

He calls for looking for more sensible and sustainable solutions to the problem of terrorism, and acknowledges the This book articulated clearly a lot of what I already felt and feel about the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. He calls for looking for more sensible and sustainable solutions to the problem of terrorism, and acknowledges the horror of military intervention as he acknowledges its massive power and potential for destruction.


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At the end of the book, Zinn makes a prediction that the American people will eventually wake up from the havoc that the wars have wreaked. That seems to be happening, however, the response from the government is predictably chilling. Still, there is space for joy and laughter in social movements, something I have not seen in some time. We may not reach the mountaintop, but dammit, we're trying to get there, bit by tiny bit.

Jun 11, sologdin rated it it was ok Shelves: Oct 27, Sebastien rated it really liked it. Pretty good and still holds up. Jan 18, David Sarkies rated it liked it Recommends it for: A lesson in double-speak and the futility of sanctions 18 January I guess the difference between terrorism and war is the same as that between a pirate and and emperor, namely that the emperor acts on the authority of a state where as a pirate acts upon his own authority, but when we raise the question of the source of that authority we wonder whether there is any real difference between a pirate and an emperor.

As the pirate king said to Alexander the Great, the only difference between the A lesson in double-speak and the futility of sanctions 18 January I guess the difference between terrorism and war is the same as that between a pirate and and emperor, namely that the emperor acts on the authority of a state where as a pirate acts upon his own authority, but when we raise the question of the source of that authority we wonder whether there is any real difference between a pirate and an emperor.

As the pirate king said to Alexander the Great, the only difference between the two was that Alexander had an army. The same would apply to the terrorist and the freedom fighter, namely that one acts on the authority of a state while the other acts upon their own authority, but even then those distinctions become blurred. The French Resistance acted on their own authority during World War II but also acted in the interests of the Allies, though theoretically were probably no better than the insurgents that acted against the Americans in Iraq and Vietnam.

In fact, the insurgents in Vietnam were acting under the defacto authority of the North Vietnamese. However the idea from this book is not the question of the source of the authority that allows one to go to war and forbids the other. When Saddam invaded Kuwait without authority he was punished, but when the United States invaded Iraq without any authority, no punishment was metered out. It is much easier to place economic sanctions against a tinpot dictatorship than it is place them against an economic superpower, however that, in many cases is changing.

For instance, manufacturing is moving outside of the United States, and the United States is no longer considered to be the sole superpower with the rise of China. However, the problem is that the Chinese and American economies are so intertwined that it would be hard, if not impossible, for China to survive with sanctions against the United States. Yet, we also must remember that there was a very similar situation in the lead up to World War I with a similar symbiotic relationship between England and Germany.

The question of sanctions against a superpower also brings us back to the Napoleonic Wars. Here Napoleon attempted to place sanctions against England in an attempt to starve England economically. Basically it did not work, and while he had control of the European Continent, he did not have complete control, which was why he had to invade Russia. Further, it did not actually starve England because England was a sea power who was able to draw upon her colonies to survive. She could be isolated from Europe without facing any ill effects, and in fact she had blockaded Napoleon's ports and also destroyed his navy at Trafalgar, which gave her unprecedented control of the seas.

Then again who suffers in a war? The easy answer is that it is the civilians. When economic sanctions are levelled against a country it is not the ruling elite who suffer, and it is not necessarily their army that suffers either but it is the average civilian. If the idea of sanctions is to starve and weaken the power of a rogue dictator it generally does not work. Take North Korea for instance: The leaders still have their luxurious palaces and the army still has food in their stomach, but the average civilian is struggling daily to stay alive.

What is happening is in fact the opposite: The best way to undermine such a power is to undermine the army because it is the army that keeps the ruling elite in power. We are seeing this in North Africa, where we have Gadaffi's army deserting him forcing him to rely upon a mercenary force. Okay, without Western intervention, Gadaffi would have won, and if Gadaffi had enough money to support an army, then he has enough money to support a mercenary force. In the situation of many of these people there does not actually seem to be any concern that they will be killed because even though Gadaffi was on the losing side, he was still able to bring mercenaries in.

People still gamble despite the knowledge that the odds are weighed against them because of that small chance that the odds will shift, even for a moment, into their favour. Jan 25, Emily rated it liked it Recommends it for: A compilation of interviews with Howard Zinn between September and January , I found the content here to be insightful in a way typical of Zinn, but maybe a little repetitive due to the format of the compilation. Zinn critiques the call to unity "we have to line up behind our pre A compilation of interviews with Howard Zinn between September and January , I found the content here to be insightful in a way typical of Zinn, but maybe a little repetitive due to the format of the compilation.

Zinn critiques the call to unity "we have to line up behind our president" and "either you are with us or with the terrorists", describing it as "a lynch spirit" and a danger to democracy. It is interesting now that all the focus on Afghanistan has long been shifted to Iraq, that the war is still going on with no end in sight, and that this once eerily sycophantic spirit has diminished to what are now Bush's comically-low approval ratings and a public distaste for the War in Iraq. I am always simultaneously refreshed and disheartened when reading Zinn.

He encourages everyone to explore history and current events for themselves, and he reams both George H. Bush or George W. Bush with the same vigor with which he reams Clinton or JFK. But he presents everything as a conspiracy theory; every event as being manipulated into some sort of propaganda. We'll never know the truth, he says, we just have to educate ourselves as best we can and choose to believe the most likely story.

Terrorism and War

I'll keep voting and I'll keep up with the news, but I'm grateful politics don't consume me as much as they did five years ago. It's so frustrating and exhausting, and doesn't really accomplish anything. Obviously, publication here was prompted by and in reaction to the terrorist acts of September 11, , Terrorism and War is the first full-length work in a number of years.

The book is in the format of a lengthy interview chunked out in chapters. This approach directs the discussions directly to the mechanics and motivations of America's situation and Obviously, publication here was prompted by and in reaction to the terrorist acts of September 11, , Terrorism and War is the first full-length work in a number of years. This approach directs the discussions directly to the mechanics and motivations of America's situation and response. However, this also interrupts the fluid narrative and detailed contextualization found in Zinn's other works, like A People's History of the United States.

It is fairly widely known that irony that the U. This is not a military attack between nations. Zinn also unveils the duplicity in America's previous war initiatives. Not only does Zinn recall such recent engagements as Grenada, but the able historian summons up such remote affairs as the U. Cole in Yemen and the Mayaguez affair which nearly led to out-and-out war with Cambodia. Among the appendices are relevant extractions from the Geneva Protocol on civilian safety during engagements.

The page has a thorough index. Mar 15, Stephanie Scelza added it. I don't remember much about this except that i had trouble with it. Dec 21, Rich rated it it was amazing. Everyone should read Howard Zinn Aug 15, JJ rated it liked it. This book is based on a series of interviews with Howard Zinn conducted by Anthony Arnove between September and late January The interviews which took place in Cambridge and Boston Massachusetts, Providence Rhode Island, and New York City, in person and by phone were then edited by Arnove and expanded by the author.

The notes and more detailed references were added in the editorial process. Truth — as Zinn shows us in these interviews has indeed been the first casualty of war, startin This book is based on a series of interviews with Howard Zinn conducted by Anthony Arnove between September and late January Truth — as Zinn shows us in these interviews has indeed been the first casualty of war, starting from the beginnings of American Empire in the Spanish-American War.