NEO-CONNED!: JUST WAR PRINCIPLES: A CONDEMNATION OF WAR IN IRAQ / EDITED BY D. LIAM O'HUALLACHAIN & J. FORREST SHARPE
Refuting the myth that America's socially conservative thinkers, journalists, and commentators tend to support the war in Iraq, this text incorporates the opinions of some of the leading figures in America's conservative movement on why the decision to go to war and the continuing occupation of Iraq was and is the wrong course of action.
Twenty-five articles by influential thinkers such as former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, syndicated columnists Sam Francis, Joseph Sobran, Eric Margolis, and Charley Reese, leading economist Jude Wanniski, social critics Tom Fleming and Paul Gottfried, and religious figures Bishop John Michael Botean and the late Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani make the case against the Iraqi conflict using conservative arguments on geopolitics, Christian morality, and common sense. Four detailed appendices on the war teachings of the Roman Catholic Church are also provided.
"...an extremely valuable contribution to the debate on the Iraq war, and to the literature on the 'just war.'" -- Anatol Lieven, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
NEO-CONNED! AGAIN: HYPOCRISY, LAWLESSNESS, AND THE RAPE OF IRAQ: THE ILLEGALITY AND THE INJUSTICE OF THE SECOND GULF WAR / EDITED BY D. LIAM O'HUALLACHAIN & J. FORREST SHARPE
The moral, political, and legal problems surrounding the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq are addressed with uncommon frankness in this collection of essays by some of the world's most influential academics, lawyers, journalists, politicians, and military, intelligence, and media experts.
Contributions include academics such as Noam Chomsky, Immanuel Wallerstein, and Claes Ryn; journalists Milton Viorst, Robert Fisk, Kirkpatrick Sale, and Justin Raimondo; former CIA professional Ray McGovern; former Defense Intelligence Agency professional W. Patrick Lang; and Fr. Jean-Marie Benjamin, personal friend of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Traiq Aziz.
Discussing the Iraq war and related issues such as the legal foundation of the war on terror, the detention practices at Guantanamo bay, and the roots of the American neoconservative ideology, the essays illustrate the hypocrisy and illegality of America's stance on terrorism and its policies of aggression in the Middle East.
"Clarification and de-mystification come together...a compelling picture of a great tragedy of our time." -- Hans-Christof von Sponeck, former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq
"For those who believe in international law, in justice, and only in just wars, these volumes are must reads." -- Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL, 2nd District)
"Neo-Conned! and Neo-Conned! Again serve a number of purposes that serve America’s national interests. Well done." -- Michael Scheuer, Former Chief, Bin Laden Unit, Counterterrorist Center, CIA; author (“Anonymous”) of Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror, and Through Our Enemies’ Eyes: Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America
"These profound and challenging essays meet an urgent need for analyses to inspire resistance to a moral catastrophe." -- Daniel Ellsberg, political activist, Senior Research Associate, MIT’s Center for International Studies
"These volumes are most welcome...they unite writers of diverse backgrounds to end this unjust and unwinnable war." -- former Congressman Paul Findley (R-IL, 20th District)
"These volumes offer valuable insights from knowledgeable experts...hopefully they will help end the catastrophe of the Iraq war occupation." -- former Ambassador Edward L. Peck, former Chief of Mission in Iraq; Deputy Director, Cabinet Task Force on Terrorism, Reagan White House
"This outstanding collection exposes the false claims of the neoconservatives..." -- Paul Craig Roberts, syndicated columnist; former Associate Editor, Wall Street Journal; former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
