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Beyond September 11: An Anthology of Dissent
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Product Description
This anthology presents accessible and often personal accounts of the aftermath of September 11th 2001, the bombing of Afghanistan and the dubious claims for its legality. From investigative journalists to 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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #629327 in Books
- Published on: 2002-06-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 258 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Most of the 36 contributors to this small volume are dissenters to President George E. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair's prevailing policies in response to terrorism. The two leaders are the targets of a group of British academics, lawyers, and journalists joined by MIT scholar Noam Chomsky. While not denying the horrors of the World Trade Center's 3,000 deaths, more is said about Afghan and other Third World victims. One chapter is titled 'America's Jihad 'and another 'United States Ruthlessness.' Although thousands died at the World Trade Center, millions continue to suffer obliteration bombing far exceeding the bombing in Dresden during WW II. The poor die Afghan cities or fleeing across mountain trails or along harsh untraveled deserts. Shattered by such actions is the imperial myth expressed in the US's quest for world domination. The commentators point to the grinding poverty and humiliation in Islamic societies everywhere. The American 'sin' was vengeance in rushing to judgment, never defining terrorism or binding itself by rules of engagement. Patriots understandably take offense at such condemnation, yet these comments may serve a purpose and teach Americans to see themselves as others see them as they seek peace and world order. Recommended for general readers, upper-division undergraduates and above."--K W. Thompson, University of Virginia in Feb 2003 issue of Choice
About the Author
Phil Scraton is the Director of the Centre for Studies in Crime and Social Justice at Edge Hill University College
