War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine

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From the acclaimed veteran political analyst, a searing new expose of how the American military, with the help of the media, conceals its perpetual war will provide the fresh and profound clarity that our country desperately needs." -Daniel Ellsberg , by the journalist and political analyst Norman Solomon, exposes how this happened, and what its consequences are, from military and civilian casualties to drained resources at home. From Iraq through Afghanistan and Syria and on to little-known deployments in a range of countries around the globe, the United States has been at perpetual war for at least the past two decades. Yet many of these forays remain off the radar of average Americans. Compliant journalists add to the smokescreen by providing narrow coverage of military engagements and by repeating the military's talking points. Meanwhile, the increased use of high technology, air power, and remote drones has put distance between soldiers and the civilians who die. Back at home, Solomon argues, the cloak of invisibility masks massive Pentagon budgets that receive bipartisan approval even as policy makers struggle to fund the domestic agenda. Necessary, timely, and unflinching, War Made Invisible is an eloquent moral call for counting the true costs of war.

Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include War Made Easy, Made Love, Got War, and War Made Invisible (The New Press). He lives in the San Francisco area.

Praise for War Made Invisible: "A powerful, necessary indictment of efforts to disguise the human toll of American foreign policy." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "For decades Norman Solomon has been one of the most insightful critics of the incestuous and war-addicted American press. His new book gives us reason to weep and also to cheer. Weep to see how eagerly our media promotes foreign wars and the politicians and arms markers who design them. Cheer to know that a few clear-eyed Americans see what they are doing and write about it." -Stephen Kinzer, award-winning journalist and bestselling author of All the Shah's Men