Neo-Conned! Again: Hypocrisy, Lawlessness, and the Rape of Iraq

by D. Liam O'Huallachain (Editor), J. Forrest Sharpe (Editor), Joseph Cirincione (Foreword by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605700106
Publisher:	IHS Press
Publication date:	10/01/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	857
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

J. Forrest Sharpe is the publisher and managing director of IHS Press. He is a student of Catholic Social Doctrine and the English Distributist movement. D. Liam O'Huallachain is the editorial director of IHS Press and is a student of Catholic Social Doctrine, the English Distributist Movement, and contemporary alternative political movements. Both have edited and annotated editions of works by 20th-century social thinkers such as G.K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, Fr. Vincent McNabb, Fr. Heinrich Pesch, and Dr. George O'Brien.

Table of Contents

Foreword. The Greatest Con of Our History   Joseph Cirincione     xv
Introduction. Oil, War, and Things Worth Fighting For   Scott Ritter     xix
An Exercise in Critical Thinking: Today's Sharpest Minds Tackle the War and Its Context
The Thirteen Years' War   Alexander Cockburn   Jeffrey St. Clair     3
Postscript. Some Final Thoughts   Alexander Cockburn     12
Iraq, 1917   Robert Fisk     19
Global Democracy...Through Superior Firepower   Maurizio Blondet     29
Postscript. On Luttwak's Coup d'Etat: A Practical Handbook   Maurizio Blondet     36
Simple Truths, Hard Problems: Some Thoughts on Terror, Justice, and Self-Defense   Prof. Noam Chomsky, Ph.D.     43
Driving the Runaway Train: Neocons, 9/11, and the Pretexts for War
The Ideology of American Empire   Prof. Claes G. Ryn, Ph.D.     63
Neoconservatives, Israel, and 9/11: The Origins of the U.S. War on Iraq   Stephen J. Sniegoski, Ph.D.     81
A Real Hijacking: The Neoconservative Fifth Column and the War in Iraq   Justin Raimondo     111
Unjust-War Theory: Christian Zionism and the Road to Jerusalem   Prof. David W. Lutz, Ph.D.     127
Manipulating Catholic Support for the War: The Black Operation Knownas "Conservatism"   E. Michael Jones, Ph.D.     171
What the War Is All About   Kirkpatrick Sale     181
Risky Business: The Perils of Profitmongering in Iraq   Naomi Klein     187
Postscript. The More Things Change...   Prof. William O'Rourke     194
The Professionals Speak: Military Reactions to Operation Iraqi Freedom
An Inside Look at Pentagon Policy-Making in the Run-Up to Gulf War II   Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, USAF (ret.)     199
The Moral Responsibility of the U.S. Military Officer in the Context of the Larger War We Are In   Robert Hickson, USA (ret.), Ph.D.     209
Introduction to Chapter 14. To War or Not to War, That Is the Question   Jack Dalton     223
Hindsight is 20-20: Iraq and "War on Terror" Veterans on Gulf War II     225
A Roundtable   Chris Harrison, former Army 1st Lt.   Jimmy Massey, former Marine Corps Staff Sgt.   Tim Goodrich, former Air Force Sgt.   Dave Bischel, former Air Force Sgt.     225
Just Following Orders: One Sailor and His Vision of the Higher Law   Petty Officer Third Class Pablo Parades, USN     233
Introduction to Chapter 16. The Case of Staff Sgt. Al Lorentz   Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, USAF (ret.)     241
Why We Cannot Win   Staff Sgt. Al Lorentz, USAR     243
The Professionals Speak II: The Intelligence Community and the Intelligence Debacle
Drinking the Kool-Aid: Making the Case for War with Compromised Integrity and Intelligence   Col. W. Patricik Lang, USA (ret.)     249
Sham Dunk: Cooking Intelligence for the President   Ray McGovern     277
The Professionals Speak III: War College Professors Apply Their Expertise
The "War on Terror": Ingenious or Incoherent?   Prof. Jeffrey Record, Ph.D.     309
A War Crime or an Act of War?   Stephen C. Pelletiere, Ph.D.     329
The Professionals Speak IV: A Scientist and a Diplomat
Neocons & Loose Nukes   Gordon Prather, Ph.D.     335
A Call to Conscience   Roger Morris     347
Defying World Order: Reactions from Vatican and UN Perspectives
The Iraq War and the Vatican   Mark Zwick   Louise Zwick     355
The United Nations Charter and the Invasion of Iraq   John Burroughs, J.D., Ph.D.   Nicole Deller, J.D.     361
Legal Nonsense: The War on Terror and its Grave Implications for National and International Law   Prof. Francis Boyle, J.D., Ph.D.     373
Propping Up a Dying Giant: American Economic and Military Survival Tactics
In Her Death Throes: The Neoconservative Attempt to Arrest the Decline of American Hegemony   Prof. Immanuel Wallerstein, Ph.D.     387
A New "American Century"? Iraq and the Hidden Euro-Dollar Wars   F. William Engdahl     399
One Good Scandal Deserves Another: The Snowballing of American Lawlessness
The Law of Armed Conflict and the "War on Terror"   Gabor Rona, J.D., LI.M.     421
A Prison Beyond the Law   Joseph Margulies, Esq.     443
Postscript. Seeking to Render Rasul Meaningless$dAmnesty International     465
Postscript. An Illusion of Lawful Process   Joseph Margulies, Esq.     483
Far, Far Worse Than Watergate: The "Outing" of Valerie Plame   Jeffrey Steinberg     491
Postscript. The Anonymity Trap   Jacob Weisberg     505
A Torture(d) Web   Col. Dan Smith, USA (ret.)     509
Postscript. A Voice in the Wilderness for the Rule of Law   Rear Adm. John Hutson, USN (ret.), J.D.     553
So Much for the Fourth Estate: Our Imperial Press
Chronicles of Abdication: Press Coverage of the War in Iraq   Tom Engelhardt     565
Yellow Journalism: "Anonymous" Lives and Thrives in Washington     565
Which War Is This Anyway?     573
Weapons of Mass Deception: The Air War   John Stauber   Sheldon Rampton     585
Truth from These Podia: A Study of Strategic Influence, Perception Management, Information Warfare, and Psychological Operations in Gulf War II   Col. Sam Gardiner, USAF (ret.)     605
The Other Side of the Story: Honest Men Consider the Situation of Iraq
Behind the Smoke Screen: Why We Are in Iraq   Prof. Ayad S. Al-Qazzaz     647
A Priest Looks at the Former Regime   Fr. Jean-Marie Benjamin     659
Portrait of Noble Resignation: Tariq Aziz and the Last Days of Saddam Hussein   Milton Viorst     675
Enduring Injustice: Iraq and the Current Political Landscape
Nemesis and Name-Calling: Who Are the Iraqi Rebels?   Col. Donn de Grand Pre, USA (ret.)     687
The Politics of Electoral Illusion   Mark Gery     761
The Context of the Election     762
The Conduct of the Election     774
A Trial Indeed: The Treatment of Saddam Hussein vs. the Rule of Law   Curtis Doebbler, Esq., Ph.D.     797
Perspectives on Gulf War I
Off to a Bad Start: International Law and War Crimes in the Case of Gulf War I   Michael Ratner, Esq.     821
The Mother of All Clients: The PR Campaign of Gulf War I   John Stauber   Sheldon Rampton     831
Index     841
About the Contributors     857
Acknowledgements     871
Further Resources     872

What People are Saying About This

Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

"For those who believe in international law, in justice, and only in just wars, these volumes are must reads."
—Congressman, D-IL, 2nd District

James P. Moran

"A detailed look at how neoconservative foreign policy lead us to war in Iraq and compromised our security at home."
—Congressman, D-VA, 8th district

Paul Findley

"These volumes are most welcome...they unite writers of diverse backgrounds to end this unjust and unwinnable war."
—former Congressman, R-IL, 20th District

Michael Scheuer

"Neo-Conned! and Neo-Conned! Again serve a number of purposes that serve America’s national interests. Well Done."
—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

Paul Craig Roberts

"This outstanding collection exposes the false claims of the neoconservatives, who sponsored an act of naked aggression and destroyed America’s reputation."
—syndicated columnist; former Associate Editor, Wall Street Journal; former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

Walter B. Jones

"Whenever our military personnel are put at risk, the justification must be honest and complete. ...a sobering look into the Iraq war."
—Congressman, R-NC, 3rd District

Edward L. Peck

"These volumes offer valuable insights from knowledgeable experts...hopefully they will help end the catastrophe of the Iraq war occupation."
—former Ambassador, former Chief of Mission in Iraq; Deputy Director, Cabinet Task Force on Terrorism, Reagan White House

Daniel Ellsberg

"These profound and challenging essays meet an urgent need for analyses to inspire resistance to a moral catastrophe."
—political activist, Senior Research Associate, MIT’s Center for International Studies

James P. Moran

"Offers a detailed look at how neoconservative foreign policy lead us to war in Iraq and compromised our security at home."
—Congressman, R-VA, 8th district

Howard Zinn

"An extremely valuable collection of commentaries on the war in Iraq, featuring some of our most astute observers of U.S. foreign policy. I recommend them"
—historian, playwright, social activist; writer, The Progressive Magazine; Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University; author, A People’s History of the United States

Hans-Christof von Sponeck

"Clarification and de-mystification come together... Whoever reads these books will get a compelling picture of a great tragedy of our time."
—former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq