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The US has claimed the moral high ground in its recent wars. But how is this position tenable if those wars were in fact illegal? Through a thorough exploration of the recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, and the attempts of the US to legitimise them, Michael Mandel casts a critical eye on the claims the US makes for its wars – "humanitarian intervention" and "self-defence" – and unpacks the complex moral and legal issues underpinning recent US military action. Michael Mandel shows how international law is a malleable entity which the US can bend in its favour, but even then there are many times when it goes against the law and fights wars illegally. Mandel also explores the recent war crimes trials of those who lose their battle with the US, and the trial of Slobodan Milosevic in particular. Mandel argues that the trials are not actually about ending war crimes, or impunity for war crimes, but about selectively punishing "the usual suspects" as part of the imperial strategy of the great powers – primarily the United States. Mandel also highlights how hypocritical such trials are – Milosevic is tried with great ceremony for his crimes, while America is not. In fact, Mandel shows how these tribunals shield America and its allies from responsibility for what is termed "collateral damage", but what is in reality murder on a vast scale. Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Pluto Press (July 20, 2004) Language: English Enjoy and Seed!!

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qwertzo99 (2011-09-25)

I know uploader just uploaded this and probably has no opinion on this but allow me my 2 cents:
Mandel is known propagandist that has a fix on justifying serbian war crimes (during 90's when Serbian dream of Great Serbia followed after the fall of Yugoslavia) by attacking USA. And attacking USA for anything it does is the right opium of many who don't care for context as long as it's USA playing the act. If anything, Serbia is getting a escape card by the international tribune for anything it did. War criminals who Serbia claimed are NOT in serbian territory were discovered exactly when Serge Brammetz said that EU doesn't have patience with Serbia anymore and if those men aren't "found" Serbia won't enter EU. Lo! and behold, soon they were "found" in Serbia living quite normal life. Mandel accuses USA of propaganda but keeps a closed mouth on serbian propaganda that was way into the madness. Serbian "newsreporters" for example took footage of bosnians and croatians that were attacked by serbs and with cut-and-paste aired it serb media as "serbs being attacked by croats and bosnians".
In Sarajevo, serb newsreporters made claim that "serbian children were being thrown to the lions in zoo's". This operation was lead by none other that rock band "White button" which was composed of bosnians and a croat.
Sure, USA is the bad guy here, Mandel.

ljubisa123456 (2011-09-29)

Thanks Lysergic.Looks to me qwrtzo99 is propagating "good books" with American point of view.Maybe we should prohibit all other "bad books" unfavorable to America to be shared at Pirates Bay.And historically Serbia unlike US never occupied somebody's country.PS Civil war is a dirty affair.