PRAISE & REVIEWS
“If you think the War in Vietnam ended in 1975, you need to read this book. It’s a powerful statement about our moral and legal obligations to clean up the unexploded ordnance, landmines and chemical toxins that continue to harm innocent people in that country.”
— BOBBY MULLERFounder, Vietname Veterans of AmericaCo-founder, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1997 Nobel Peace Prize)* * *
"For Vietnam, the wartime suffering has never ended. Nor has America’s refusal to acknowledge its responsibility for causing that continued suffering or to fulfill its legal obligations to alleviate it. Ariel Garfinkel illuminates both of these failures by our country, and calls on us to rise at last to these challenges. It is long past due—but never too late—for us to heed her call."
— DANIEL ELLSBERG
Author, The Doomsday Machine and Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers* * *
“Revealing study that demonstrates crimes persist to the present day at an awesome level and fundamental issues of international law and human rights have yet to be confronted.”
— NOAM CHOMSKYProfessor Emeritus, MIT
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“Penetrating analysis of U.S. failure to comply with international law.”
— JOHN G. (JACK) HEALEYFormer Director, Amnesty International* * *
“Ariel Garfinkel reports the facts, just the facts, with eloquence and copious example.”
— COL. LAWRENCE WILKERSONFormer Chief of Staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin PowellVisiting Professor of Government, College of William and Mary* * *
“Eye-popping… exhaustive and compelling analysis.”
— JEANNE STELLMANProfessor Emerita of Public Health, Columbia University* * *
“The careful scholarship reflected in Scofflaw is truly remarkable. Taking ownership of the devastation we caused in Vietnam and aiding victims who continue to suffer as a result should be a priority.”
— HON. BARBARA LEEUnited States Congress* * *
“Compelling evidence … that the U.S. has been in violation of some of the most fundamental international laws in our use of Agent Orange and our massive bombing attacks in Viet Nam.”
— CHUCK SEARCYU.S. Army Military IntelligenceInternational Advisor, Project RENEWVeterans for Peace, Chapter 160
SCOFFLAW
International Law and America’s Deadly Weapons in Vietnam
International Law and America’s Deadly Weapons in Vietnam
Price:
$13.95
Publication Date:
January 31, 2018
Page Count:
150
Dimensions:
5.25" x 8.0"
ISBN:
978-19382840-7-6
Format:
Paperback, eBook
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
"It’s common knowledge that war is hell, but only some know the hell that continues long after combat ends."
Thus begins a book that boldly slices into the thick, intimidating layers of legal and ethical issues swirling around the US involvement in, and responsibility for, the unforgettable disaster that the Vietnam War was and continues to be to this day.
With penetrating scholarship and a clear voice, Scofflaw juxtaposes the unequivocal hand of international law with the invisible but very real human stories of the Vietnamese people. It details how various U.S. administrations have ignored the continuing deaths and maiming of Vietnamese civilians by left-behind munitions and latent environmental poisoning. Its dispassionate analysis demonstrates that the world’s conventions and treaties are only as effective as their enforcement mechanisms, and suggests novel ways to strengthen them.
Already an Amazon Bestseller in the International Political Treaties category, this remarkable new book has already garnered the praise of individuals highly respected in academic, legal, government, and military circles.