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David Swanson

David Swanson is the author of "When the World Outlawed War," "War Is A Lie" and "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union." He blogs at http://davidswanson.org and http://warisacrime.org and works for the online activist organization http://rootsaction.org

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04 October 2013
Save the Nobel Peace Prize from itself
David Swanson
On October 11, we'll learn whether the Norwegian Nobel Committee is interested in reviving the Nobel Peace Prize or putting another nail in its coffin.
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25 September 2013
Top 45 lies in Obama's speech at the U.N.
David Swanson
1. President Obama's opening lines at the U.N. on Tuesday looked down on people who would think to settle disputes with war. Obama was disingenuously avoiding...
22 September 2013
Ending one war, ending all wars
David Swanson
Remarks on September 21, 2013, at the Nashville Festival for Peace, Prosperity, and Planet.
Thank you to Elizabeth Barger and the Nashville Peace and...
17 September 2013
Admit it: Things are going well
David Swanson
When something goes right
Oh, it's likely to lose me
It's apt to confuse me
It's such an unusual sight
—Paul Simon
Larry Summers...
08 September 2013
This war too is a lie
David Swanson
Some smart people thought, and perhaps some still think, that the 2003-2011 war on Iraq was unique in that it was promoted with the use of blatant lies. When...
02 September 2013
Cruise missile law enforcement
David Swanson
The White House is treating the Syrian government like a potential drone strike victim.
President Barack Obama's preferred method for dealing with...

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