Abstract
This article investigates two related issues: (1) the on-the-ground experience of the fierce US war. in Afghanistan, in contrast to the Pentagon story and the mainstream media; (2) The relentless efforts of Obama and the Pentagon to control the public account of this war. While the real war spread geographically and violence intensified, so did the efforts of the United States. to build a positive reading. The examination of the corpses (of foreign occupation forces and innocent Afghan civilians) reveals a situation of exchange. The elites of the countries of the NATO countries have understood that they have entered a dead end and begin to back down.
Department
Economics
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Journal Title
Revista Paz y Conflictos
Publisher
Universidad de Granada
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Herold, Marc W., “The Obama/Pentagon War Narrative, the Real War and Where Afghan Civilian Deaths Do Matter,” Revista Paz y Conflictos (Granada, Spain) No. 5 (2012): 44-64. ISBN 1988-7221 at http://www.ugr.es/~revpaz/articulos/rpc_n5_2012_art3.pdf
Comments
This is an article published in Revista Paz y Conflictos in 2012, available online: http://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/revpaz/article/view/465