The Great War for Civilization
"Governments ... want their people to see war as a drama of opposites, good and evil, 'them' and 'us,' victory or defeat. But war is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. It represents the total failure of the human spirit." (xviii) [→ READ ]
Robert Fisk writes in the Preface to his new tome, The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East. Now reading.
I’m noting because the quote above strikes me so powerfully. I’m reading because I’ve been impressed with Fisk’s courageous journalism for years.
Other book-related resources I’m investigating (first pass among many Googled search results):
- NY Times review (December 12, 2005)
- Znet interview (November 21, 2005)
- TUC Radio podcast (free)
This uncomfortable book is so far reminding me how I felt reading Chris Hedges’ War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning in May 2003. But I will not turn away from the gory reality — and consequences — of war, much as I want to.
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