War Made Invisible by Norman Solomon

I enjoyed this interview with Norman Solomon. It is a big subject! War–what’s a good for? Well, all too often it is great for the military industrial complex that President Eisenhower warned about so many years ago.

Norman Solomon’s WAR MADE INVISIBLE answers some of the questions. It is a fascinating book and one that should be widely read as Mr. Solomon exposes the lengths to which both the military industrial complex will go for war–and the media which covers up so much about the wars we do enter.

The book is subtitled: How America Hides the Human Toll of It’s Military Machine. As someone who has been in wars, around wars, caught up in terrorist actions, revolutionary uprisings, and just generally interested in the subject, I was impressed with the amount of research that has gone into this book. It’s a good book for everyone to read.

I have an extensive library of books about wars. Ever since I translated Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars in Latin class, I have found the subject fascinating. I have certainly visited more battlefields than shopping malls. Although occasionally I find a shopping mall built on top of any old battlefield. From the tip of Scotland to the shores of the Persian Gulf to the hidden F-105 air bases in Thailand, I have investigated wars.

War Made Invisible exposes some of the many times that we have been told lies about the wars–before they started, while they were going on, and the sad outcome in terms of human sacrifice and wasted opportunities.

With the insane talk going on these days about using “Tactile Battlefield Nuclear Weapons” it is urgent that the American public wake up and smell the gunpowder, before someone does something stupid. Our talking-head reporters are not doing their jobs. They are not telling us the truth and so everything comes as an ugly surprise. Every person has to pay attention. All countries lie about their military machines–all countries cover up their mistakes–and all countries hate the people they think are their enemies–but in America OUR PRESS IS SUPPOSED TO TELL US THE TRUTH. They don’t because we don’t demand that they do their jobs. We accept the fluff they put in front of our eyes and think it is cotton candy.

I admire Norman Solomon’s attempt to reach the press and politicians–he is a fine writer and an excellent researcher. You should read War Made Invisible–before we are all made invisible.