Long Time Passing

Mothers Speak About War and Terror

By: Susan Galleymore

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Hardcover | 20 February 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Susan Galleymore is the mother of a US soldier who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the story of how and why she traveled to Iraq to visit him on a military base. It is a remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. It also tells of her continuing journey through the middle east, interviewing mothers in war zones including Iraq, Israel and the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan and the United States. As these women relate their experiences, across the political divide, they show how they view their child's involvement in war, and illustrate the wider impact of war on family, community and country. In exploring how mothers cope with war, Galleymore sheds light on related social issues including how countries treat their war veterans; US military recruitment techniques; conscientious objection and AWOL; court martials; and the failures and successes of military leadership. She explores cultural differences and examines common assumptions civilians hold about war and why troops themselves are hesitant to share their own stories or discuss the psychological breakdown that occurs within their ranks.Long Time Passing gets to the heart of extreme social experiences -- war and warriors, mothers and children, leadership -- and explores the limits of courage and fear.

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'An indispensable perspective on the wars that have laid waste to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the surrounding countries' -- David Harris, Journalist and author of Our War: What We Did in Vietnam and What It Did to Us, Random House
'A heartfelt and gut-wrenching account - and a must reading for anyone wanting to understand the effects of modern war' -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
'Narratives and reports that reveal in powerful detail the experiences of women struggling for survival amidst war and occupation. A gripping and compelling read' -- Michael Parenti, author of Contrary Notions and The Culture Struggle

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Your glass has destroyed their stones Iraq	p. 12
Like a king sitting on the ashes of his throne Israel	p. 50
Promises of a relief ... gifts and parcels West Bank/Palestine	p. 80
They would caress their children's hair in the dusk Lebanon	p. 110
Walled in from mankind's cause and voice Syria	p. 144
You were never hidden from my eyes Afghanistan	p. 168
Broken-heartedness is the beginning United States	p. 192
Where do we go from here?	p. 231
Just the facts	p. 251
Notes	p. 257
Index	p. 268
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