"An insightful and unprecedented look into an evolving, modern anti-war movement through the lens of the heroic and sustained efforts to stop the so-called 'War on Terror.'  Varon expertly shepherds the reader through anti-war movement context, strategy and tactics which evolved at the lightning speed of the illegal tactics of the Bush administration.  While the legal efforts to release the illegally-detained men at Guantanamo are amply chronicled, Varon tells the detailed, untold story of how organizers and activists successfully led the nation in advocating for our clients when the rule of law had largely failed us."


 

Vince Warren, Center for Constitutional Rights

“This book is more than an exposé of a criminal war; it is a necessary warning for all those who struggle for a more peaceful world today and tomorrow.”

Tom Morello, guitarist, songwriter, and political activist

“Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War is an engaging and illuminating examination of both the unfolding of the post-9/11 War on Terror and activists’ varied efforts to build a movement to oppose, forestall, and undermine Bush’s wars. In this two-pronged exploration, Varon reminds us that resistance and organizing matter—and can be powerful and uplifting—even if they do not fully succeed.” 

Allyson P. Brantley, author of 'Brewing a Boycott: How a Grassroots Coalition Fought Coors & Remade American Consumer Activism'

"Varon has done an exceptional job in giving us the first true history of the larger antiwar movement. Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War is an excellent blend of intellectual and peace history—a meeting of the two, as I see it.” 

Henry Maar, author of 'Freeze! The Grassroots Movement to Halt the Arms Race and End the Cold War'