NEW BUFFALO, Mich., June 16, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- On September 11, 2001, the great abyss in United States history opened like a cataclysmic, shock-induced fissure in the relatively smooth surface of American life. Appalled, the American people watched in succeeding days as the enormity of the attack became clear. What was even more appalling was the celerity that the United States government, headed by President George W. Bush, manifested in identifying a shadow organization called Al-Qaeda as the culprit behind the attack. Failing to nail Al-Qaeda, the Bush administration turned its accusing finger to yet another "culprit" -- Iraq. In William F. Keefe's new book, The Road to Bushkrieg, sample a new, critical perspective on these fateful developments while perusing -- and enjoying -- the author's extraordinary poetic commentary on war hysteria.
In the book, Keefe examines the United States government's propaganda campaign for the Iraq war from 2002 to 2003 with extensive reference to what that involved in manipulation of Congress, the United Nations, potential allies and, basically, the American public. Keefe made use of the perennially dependable elements of irony, humor and burlesque to expose obvious exaggerations and perversions of the truth about the Iraq war buildup. This approach enabled him to get behind the news while actually keeping a daily journal in verse, thus making The Road to Bushkrieg a novelty and a serious work at the same time.
About the Author
William F. Keefe served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Information Agency from 1943 to 1954 primarily in Germany. From 1954 to 1961, he was a freelance writer in Spain and the U.S. He then worked in his former hometown, Oak Park, Illinois, as an editor and communications consultant until 1967, when he founded Action Research Institute -- an organization specializing in industrial consulting and phases of writing and research. A current events buff, he has been freelancing exclusively for more than a decade. He has some twenty-five books to his credit.
The Road to Bushkrieg by William F. Keefe A Journal in Iambic Tetrameter Publication Date: May 13, 2004 Trade Paperback; $21.99; 256 pages; 1-4134-4095-9 Cloth Hardback; $31.99; 256 pages; 1-4134-4096-7
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