The White House no longer uses the phrase “War on Terror” due to its association with the despised administration of George W. Bush. But while the euphemisms have changed, the reality remains: militarism, war, targeted assassinations, constant government surveillance, the scapegoating of Arabs and Muslims, the suppression of political dissent. Join Richard Seymour for a discussion of how the “War on Terror” has continued and expanded under Obama, why the opposition of millions thus far had little effect, and what we can do now to stop it.
ABOUT RICHARD SEYMOUR Seymour is the author, most recently, of “Unhitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens,” a controversial political biography from Verso Books. His writing on US and British foreign policy in the Middle East has appeared in The Guardian, Radical Philosophy, and New Statesman, among other publications; he is also the author of “American Insurgents: A Brief History of American Anti-Imperialism,” “The Liberal Defence of Murder,” and “The Meaning of David Cameron.” He is the primary contributor to Lenin’s Tomb, one of the UK’s most popular blogs, and a founding member of the International Socialist Network.
