Gareth Porter's book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare is a master class in how war lies are created, distributed, and given the strength of unquestionable permanence. And now Gareth wants to discuss it with you and answer your questions in a small online book club.
Gareth shows how the Israeli and U.S. governments
successfully portrayed various actions taken by Western nations and
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as responses to Iranian covert work on militarization of its nuclear program -- even though the Israeli-U.S. actions came prior to and led to Iran's secretive efforts, which were actually to boost its legal nuclear energy program. Porter documents the use of forged papers, the manipulation of the IAEA, and the manipulation of the public.
"Gareth Porter has become a one-man truth squad for the American
government and its acolytes in the mainstream press corps…His probing
and digging is a reminder that those in power, and those who report on
that power, must be held to the highest possible standard." —Seymour M. Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist
A World BEYOND War book club makes a terrific gift for yourself or a friend or loved one. It's a fun and educational way to support ending all war. Click here to learn more and sign up.
In July 2022, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare with
the author Gareth Porter as part of a small group WBW book club limited
to a group of 18 participants. Gareth will send each participant a
signed paperback. We'll let you know which parts of the book will be
discussed each week along with the Zoom link to access the
discussion. Details and Registration Here.
Endorsements:
"Manufactured Crisis
is untold history at its finest! Gareth Porter systematically and
masterfully debunks three decades of U.S. and allied lies and
distortions about an Iranian nuclear weapons program that never really
existed." —Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, Co-authors, The Untold History of the United States
"I feel grateful to Gareth
Porter for his intrusive and critical examination of intelligence
material passed to the IAEA. When security organizations do not shy away
from assassinating nuclear scientists we can take it for certain that
they do not for a moment hesitate to circulate false evidence." —Hans Blix, Former Director General of the IAEA
"Exposes the many lies and
half-truths that have been promulgated over more than two decades to try
and convince the American public and the world that Iran is the chief
danger to international peace through its nuclear program" —Prof. William Beeman, University of Minnesota
Learn more and sign up here.
Every month for many months we've hosted an online book club
with an author and 18 other participants. The books clubs don't always
end after the month. One of our authors, Sharon Tennison explains:
"Your 'Read-a-Book for four weeks' in April, has become a regular
Book Club for us. We didn’t know each other when we met but quickly
became positively addicted to each other's knowledge and our meetings!
We continue meeting and setting our own agenda. Thank you for this
Terrific idea!"
So, you've been warned! The friendships can be lasting. The knowledge can be addictive.
Check out all the upcoming book clubs here.
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