Shock and Awe: Responses to War

by Peter Laufer

Spring 2003, President Bush launched his pre-emptive war on Iraq as mililons of citizens worldwide protested the invasion and occupation. Journalist Peter Laufer responded by filling a time capsule marking those three weeks from the first "shock and awe" bombs over Baghdad to the made-for-TV US-orchestrated toppling of Saddam Husseins' statue in the conquered capital. You are holding that time capsule. Speeches and op-eds. Essays and letters to editors. First person accounts from Baghdad. Protest song lyrics. Poetry.

158 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

Peter Laufer, Ph.D., is the author of more than a dozen books that deal with social and political issues, including "Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq," "Wetback Nation: The Case for Opening the Mexican-American Border," and "Iron Curtain Rising: A Personal Journey through the Changing Landscape of Eastern Eurpoe." He is the coanchor of "The Peter Laufer Show" on radio station Green 960 in San Francisco. More about his books, documentary films, broadcasts, which have won the George Polk, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward R. Murrow, and other awards, can be found at peterlaufer.com. He lives in Bodega Bay, California.