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| Peter van Buren | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) New York City, New York |
| Occupation | Author |
Peter van Buren is a former United States Foreign Service employee who wrote the books Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the #99 Percent and We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People.
Personal Life
Born in New York City, Peter Van Buren is a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Department of State. He spent a year in Iraq. Following his book, We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, the Department of State began proceedings against him. Through the efforts of the Government Accountability Project and the ACLU, Buren instead retired from the State Department with his full benefits of service.
Since leaving the government, Van Buren’s commentary has been featured in The New York Times, Reuters, Salon, NPR, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post, The Nation, TomDispatch, Antiwar.com, American Conservative Magazine, Mother Jones, MichaelMoore.com, Le Monde, Asia Times, The Guardian (UK), Daily Kos, XpatNation, Middle East Online, Guernica and others. He has appeared on the BBC World Service, NPR’s All Things Considered and Fresh Air, CurrentTV, HuffPo Live, RT, ITV, Britain’s Channel 4 Viewpoint, CCTV, Voice of America, and more.
We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People
A creative nonfiction novel examining the rebuilding of Iraq through a critical lens.
Struggle with the Department of State
After 23 years of service at the State Department, Van Buren experienced a series of escalating, adverse actions. The State Department claimed Van Buren had not properly cleared his book for publication under Department rules and that it contained unauthorized disclosures of classified material.The Washington Post noted that "Van Buren has tested the First Amendment almost daily."
After several months of legal battles, the State Department withdrew its intent to fire Van Buren and he instead retired with his standard pension and benefits.
Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the #99 Percent
Ghosts of Tom Joad is a modern reimagining of Steinbeck’s classic The Grapes of Wrath.
Hooper's War
Hooper’s War is an anti-war novel published in May 2017.
SILENCED
Van Buren was Associate Producer for the film SILENCED, (2014) by James Spione.
Published Books
- Hooper's War: A Novel of WWII Japan). Luminis Books. May 15, 2017. ISBN 978-1941311127.
- Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the #99 Percent. Luminis Books. April 25, 2014. ISBN 978-1935462910.
- We Meant Well. Metropolitan Books. September 27, 2011. ISBN 9780805094367.
- Why Peace (as a contributor). Marc Guttman. April 23, 2012. ASIN B007WTUR6E.
References
- Rein, Lisa (15 March 2012). "State Dept. moves to fire Peter Van Buren, author of book critical of Iraq reconstruction effort". The Washington Post.
- "U.S. Envoy, Peter Van Buren, Takes Caustic Pen to Iraq War". The New York Times. 7 October 2011.
- Foreignpolicy.com
- "U.S. Envoy, Peter Van Buren, Takes Caustic Pen to Iraq War". The New York Times. 7 October 2011.
- Salon.com
- "Peter Van Buren". Huffington Post.
- The Nation
- Mother Jones
- MichaelMoore.com
- XpatNation: Archives for Peter Van Buren
- Julian Marshall (radio presenter); Peter Van Buren (interviewee) (2011-10-08 (1200 GMT)). BBC World Service Programmes Newshour (Radio broadcast). BBC. Event occurs at 27:12. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
author Peter van Buren tells Newshour
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- Rein, Lisa (15 March 2012). "State Dept. moves to fire Peter Van Buren, author of book critical of Iraq reconstruction effort". The Washington Post.
- Diplopundit.net
- Tribecafilm.com
- Nakededgefilms.com