When it comes to America’s endless war on terror, Norman Solomon takes no prisoners. Mainstream journalists come under relentless fire. No recent American president escapes his sights.

In a new book, Mr. Solomon argues that the U.S. government, enabled by its cheerleading media handmaidens, has devalued and killed hundreds of thousands of civilians in the years since 9/11. It has done so while scarcely acknowledging the existence of the victims, much less their pain and…