Waging Peace
This is an anti-war activism book by Scott Ritter. It
emphasizes a need for highly organized actions to confront
abuses of government power. Ritter emphasizes the US
Constitution as a rallying point for diverse interests.
Ritter promotes the view that the success of activism is
should be quite tangible, possibly because of a conservative
background. His view is generally at odds with people
such as Howard Zinn and Bill Moyer who believe that
public opinion matters greatly, and has a long term effect
which is not easy to measure.
The writing style is a little uneven, with rather a long
biography toward the start. Many of the ideas are quite
important, however. Ritter talks about training and
vocabulary, for example. Such basic parts of any project
are meaningful to people who have experience on large
undertakings but are often not appreciated by many
activists.
