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Dahr Jamail is an independent journalist who spent a total of eight months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few un-embedded US journalists in the country. His book based on the experience, Beyond the Green Zone, tells the story of occupation from the eyes and with the voices of the Iraqis themselves. This is a voice that is silenced in mainstream US debate about the war in Iraq but an essential one for the antiwar public to hear.
He spoke at Cornell University on March 25, 2008. The event was sponsored by Haymarket Books, the International Socialist Organization, Watermargin Coop, the Cornell Campus Antiwar Network, National Lawyers Guild, Amnesty International, and more.
CHAPTERS:
- Introduction
- Propaganda disguised as journalism
- Deconstructing the Surge–Refugees
- Deconstructing the Surge–Violence
- Dire situation for Iraqis
- Why invasion & occupation took place
- Corporatization of the military
- U.S. bases–no end in sight
- Winter Soldier testimonies
- Fallujah April 2004 siege
- Atrocity producing situations
- Conclusion
3 responses so far ↓
1 Troy // Mar 28, 2008 at 11:49 am
What a great presentation. And Dahr answered the questions in the Q&A section fabulously! We need more people to get involved in planning and publishing such meetings (as opposed to just attending–though that’s important) so we can continue to grow the anti-war left.
2 John Kesich // Mar 28, 2008 at 3:17 pm
You use the phrase “mainstream US debate.” Don’t you really mean “corporate controlled”?
If those seeking peace through justice won’t speak out about the media’s role as a war-mongering privatized ministry of propaganda, who will?
3 Cris // Mar 28, 2008 at 5:44 pm
John is right. We need to re-claim the mainstream. The text came from the publicity and should be changed. The term ‘anti-war’ public, though, does not imply a small fringe on campus or off. I think Bryn’s comment during announcement about ‘reclaiming the public space’ resonates. We need to take the message to the people, where people congregate, which often means malls and other privatized public spaces.
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