Peace Kills

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author who "e;never fails to find the absurd"e; addresses everything from airport security to the Iraq War (The New York Times Book Review). To unravel the mysteries of war, P.J. O'Rourke first visits Kosovo. ("e;Wherever there's injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months later and bomb the country next to where it's happening."e;) He travels to Israel at the outbreak of the intifada. He flies to Egypt in the wake of the 9/11 terrorists' attacks. and contemplates bygone lunacies. ("e;Why are the people in the Middle East so crazy? Here, at the pyramids, was an answer from the earliest days of civilization: People have always been crazy."e;) He covers the demonstrations and the denunciations of war. Finally he arrives in Baghdad with the U.S. Army, and enters one of Saddam's palaces. ("e;If a reason for invading Iraq was needed, felony interior decorating would have sufficed."e;) With this collection, P.J. O'Rourke once again demonstrates that he is "e;an acerbic master of gonzo journalism and one of America's most hilarious and provocative writers"e; (Time).