A leading activist and political writer who was exiled from Pakistan in the 1960s for his speaking out against imperialism and religious fundamentalism discusses such topics as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the fate of modern-day Pakistan, and the reasons he believes that the war on terror and the war in Iraq are misguided campaigns. Original. 30,000 first printing.
Tariq Ali is an editor of New Left Review, a novelist, a playwright, a filmmaker, and the author of more than a dozen books on world history and politics. He lives in London.
David Barsamian is the founder and director of the Alternative Radio program, which is based in Boulder, Colorado.