Norman Solomon: How America hides its secret wars

Since 9/11, US wars have become widespread, everyday affairs that most Americans know next to nothing about. The largest wars like Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya have a <a href="https://fair.org/home/how-to-ignore-4-5-million-deaths/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">limited place</a> in public consciousness, but the dozens of <a href="https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/11/08/the-us-military-is-operating-in-more-countries-than-we-think/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">secret operations</a> taking place across the planet are alien to most of us. How does the <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/new-book-exposes-the-horror-of-the-uss-endless-invisible-wars/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">war machine</a> work today, and how do government, the media, and new technologies help to obscure war from the public? Norman Solomon tackles these questions on The Marc Steiner Show in a discussion around his new book, <a href="https://thenewpress.com/books/war-made-invisible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">War Made Invisible: </a><a href="https://thenewpress.com/books/war-made-invisible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine</a>.<br /><br />Studio Production: David Hebden<br />Post-Production: David Hebden<br /><br /><b>Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:</b><br /><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st</a><br /><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://twitter.com/therealnews</a>