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Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians Audiobook
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Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges and journalist Laila Al-Arian spent several months interviewing Iraqi war veterans to expose the patterns of the occupation and how it affects Iraqi civilians. The testimonies of these soldiers and marines provide a disturbing window into the indiscriminate killing of unarmed and innocent Iraqis that is carried out daily by the occupation forces.
Collateral Damage is organized around key military operations on the battlefield—convoys, checkpoints, detentions, raids, suppressive fire, and "hearts and minds." Hedges and Al-Arian uncover how the very conduct of the war and occupation have turned the American forces into agents of terror for most Iraqis. The military convoys that speed through the centers of towns, often driving on the wrong side of the street or on sidewalks, have become trains of death. Soldiers fire upon Iraqi vehicles with impunity at checkpoints; pregnant women being rushed to the hospital have been killed at roadblocks when their husbands failed to slow down, and children have watched in horror as their parents have been killed.
Hedges and Al-Arian show how this widespread pattern of civilian killing has fueled the insurgency in Iraq, giving rise to instability, sectarian violence, and total chaos.
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"I had to put it down after the first page because I was getting a knot in my throat, watery eyes and a flushed face. Every responsible U.S. citizen needs to read this stuff. "
— Eduardo (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Lloyd James has a gentle but solid voice…Listeners will be moved by the restraint and resolve in his voice as he recounts some of the more disastrous events.”
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Narrator Lloyd James...delivers a respectful and ultimately powerful reading.
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“Narrator Lloyd James…delivers a respectful and ultimately powerful reading.”
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Collateral Damage Listener Reviews
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Robert Garnett, 9/28/2024
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David Smith, 7/31/2019
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" The dispicable and inhumane treatment of Iraqi civilians is hauntingly recounted by U.S. military veterans of the Iraqi conflict. I was not surprised but I still was horrified by the stories told. Quick read if you are interested in the topic "
— Robin, 6/27/2013 -
" I had to put it down after the first page because I was getting a knot in my throat, watery eyes and a flushed face. Every responsible U.S. citizen needs to read this stuff. "
— Eduardo, 6/3/2012 -
" Important, well researched book about the war in Iraq on the ground, hidden by the news media. Based on interviews with those who fought the war. Recommended! "
— Kriyakid, 5/30/2012 -
" Confirms what is inferred from the news of the Iraq occupation. "
— Peter, 2/1/2012 -
" It's easy to forget the wars going on. This book is collected from interview with american soldiers about their experiences in Iraq. It's not glamorous or pretty. It's bad. I recommend it highly. "
— Petter, 2/13/2011 -
" A fair reflection on the base nature of war. I felt for both the iraqi citizens and young soldiers portrayed in this book, there are no winners here. "
— Grahammu, 2/2/2011 -
" Important, well researched book about the war in Iraq on the ground, hidden by the news media. Based on interviews with those who fought the war. Recommended! "
— Kriyakid, 1/11/2011 -
" It's easy to forget the wars going on. This book is collected from interview with american soldiers about their experiences in Iraq. It's not glamorous or pretty. It's bad. I recommend it highly. "
— Petter, 12/22/2010 -
" Confirms what is inferred from the news of the Iraq occupation. "
— Peter, 2/11/2010
About the Authors
Chris Hedges is the former Pulitzer Prize–winning Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times. An Arabic speaker, he spent seven years covering the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, much of that time in Gaza. Author of fourteen books, including The Greatest Evil Is War and Requiem for Gaza. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He has also taught for over a decade in the college–degree program offered by Rutgers University in the New Jersey prison system. He holds a BA degree from Colgate University in English Literature and a Master of Divinity from Harvard University. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
Laila Al-Arian is a freelance journalist living in New York. A graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, she has interned for USA Today and Nation magazine and has written for the United Press International, the Dupont Current newspaper, and the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.
About Lloyd James
Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been a working professional actor in theater, film, television, and voice-overs for more than thirty years. He has narrated over one thousand audiobooks and won numerous Earphones Awards and nominations for the Audie Award and the Voice Arts Award. He holds a BFA degree in acting from Santa Fe University, New Mexico.