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Another lesson that the movements for social justice should learn from these two wars and much else is that among educated elites, faith in the fundamental benevolence of U.S. policy is profound, and largely immune to fact and logic. --Noam Chomsky

As with Vietnam, the current arguments swirling about with respect to policy toward Iraq and Afghanistan reflect a growing realization among the public and political leaders in both parties that these wars represent a disastrous policy failure, both in inception and execution. --Richard Falk, from the introduction

In this anthology of experts in the field, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, and others link the history of US war crimes in Indochina to present-day policies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Anthology contributors include: Noam Chomsky, Ed Herman, Richard Falk, Ngo Vinh Long, Channapha Kamvongsa, Taylor Owen, Fred Branfman, et al.

Contains a new interview by Noam Chomsky that links past crimes to realities of the United States in the twenty-first century. Also includes an introduction by noted international law expert Richard Falk. Key contributors are experts on the United States and Indochina.

Mark Pavlick is an editor and activist. He lives in the Washington, DC, area.

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