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[haw-info] HAW Notes 5/16/12: more thanks; links to recent articles of interest
More Thanks
In addition to the twenty-eight people whom we thanked in the May 3 "HAW Notes," we would like to thank the following people for subsequent donations in response to our recent appeal for funds: Bill Barry, Sandra Deutsch, Carmen Hernandez, Davis Joyce, Scott Laderman, Jerry Lembcke, and Stig Lindberg. (As in the previous listing, current members of the HAW Steering Committee are not included in this list.) Thanks to all for making our first fund appeal in several years a success.
Links to Recent Articles of Interest
"Even Star-Spangled War Is Hell"http://indyreader.org/content/even-star-spangled-war-hell By David Swanson, Indypendent Reader, posted May 11 Relates the War of 1812 to recent wars"The Energy Wars Heat Up: Six Recent Clashes and Conflicts on a Planet Heading into Energy Overdrive" http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175540By Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com, posted May 10 "Iran and the US Anti-War Movement"
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/5441/iran-and-the-us-anti-war-movement
By Manijeh Nasrabadi, Jadaliyya, posted May 8 "From Republic to Empire"http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/04/from-republic-to-empire By Paul Atwood, CounterPunch.org, posted May 5 "Texas Amnesia"http://truth-out.org/news/item/8737-texas-amnesia#.T6XM6Mdozls.email By James W. Russell, TruthOut.org, posted May 5 "A Putsch Against War: Generals and Secret Police Chiefs Get Together for an Attack on the Politicians" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31251.htm By Uri Avnery, Information Clearing House, posted May 5 "University of California Takes Aim at Human Rights Activists"http://truth-out.org/news/item/8895-university-of-california-takes-aim-at-human-rights-activists By Stephen Zunes, TruthOut.org, posted May 4
"The Crown Family: Investing in Weapons, War . . . and Obama" http://warisacrime.org/content/crown-family-investing-weapons-war-and-obama By Nicolas Davies, War Is a Crime.org, posted May 1 "New Conflict of Interest at NYT Jerusalem Bureau"
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4534 By Alex Kane, Extra! (publication of FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), May issue Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg, Rosalyn Baxandall, Jerry Lembcke, and Nicolas Davies for suggesting articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.
[haw-info] Legislative Alert: $642 billion for the Military? This year? TIME SENSITIVE
The FY 2013 military budget (NDAA) is up for a vote in the House this Friday. It contains more than $642 billion of taxpayer money to pay for a war the majority of Americans oppose; nuclear upgrades that threaten non-proliferation agreements; programs and weapons that even the Pentagon doesn't want. The bill also promotes reckless threats on Iran, enables reckless actions by Israel and prohibits the transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo to the United States. It's not just the Republicans, who are at fault. The majority of Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee have voted in favor, producing a lopsided 56-5 margin for an outrageous bill. Partisan rhetoric should not obscure the reality that if this over-sized military budget passes the Congress, it will be paid for by programs that affect the most vulnerable- food stamps, school lunches, health insurance for low income children, "Meals-on Wheels" for the elderly.
Call the Capitol Switchboard Today 1-877-429-0678. (toll-free number provided by FCNL)
*Ask your Representatives to support Barbara Lee and Jerrold Nadler's strong amendment (#158) to cut all funding from the $88 billion allocated for the Afghanistan war, except for the purpose of bringing all of our troops and defense contractors home.
*And when it comes time for a vote on the entire Pentagon budget bill (H.R. 4310) make it clear that you expect your Representative to vote NO.
Please circulate this message widely to family and friends. Carolyn Eisenberg for the HAW Steering Committee
[haw-info] HAW Notes 5/3/12: Donors; links to White House documents; links to recent articles of interest; letter protesting New York Times ad
To members and friends of Historians Against the War, 1. We received a very gratifying response, in the form of donations ranging from $15 to $100, in response to our recent fundraising appeal (at http://blog.historiansagainstwar.org/2012/04/haw-info-appeal-for-funds.html). Heartfelt thanks to the following who gave as of today: Bonnie Anderson, Joe T. Berry, Allison Blakely, Ronald Cohen, Danny Czitrom, Geoff Eley, Bob Entenmann, Rosemary Feurer, Irene Gendzier, Robert Gold, Joan Hoff, Temma Kaplan, Michael Leja, John Marciano, Jerry Markowitz, Jeff Ostler, Jerry Paine, Roger Peace, Elizabeth Sanders, Ellen Schrecker, Robert Shaffer, Susan Strasser, Howard Swerdloff, Barbara Weinstein, Larry Wittner, and Robert Wolff. (Current members of the Steering Committee who made donations are not included in this list.) 2. For those interested, Rusti Eisenberg has provided links to the following White House documents concerning the "Strategic Partnership Agreement" announced by President Obama this week 3. At the end of this message, after the links to recent articles of interest, we are including a letter signed by several distinguished historians and sent to the New York Times "public editor" and to the New York Review of Books, protesting the David Horowitz ad in the Times using inflammatory language to denounce by name fourteen academics for having supported sanctions against Israel.
Links to Recent Articles of Interest "Collapsing Afghanistan & Pakistan Refuse to Cooperate with Obama Photo-Op"http://www.juancole.com/2012/05/collapsing-afghanistan-pakistan-refuse-to-cooperate-with-obama-photo-op.html By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted May 2 The author teaches history at the University of Michigan
"Israeli Dissent May Create More Space for Iran Nuclear Deal"http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107628 By Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service, posted May 1 "Civilian Casualties: Tactical Regrets and Strategic Hypocrisy"http://hnn.us/articles/civilian-casualties-tactical-regrets-and-strategic-hypocrisy By Stephen I. Levine and Michael H. Hunt, History News Network, posted April 30 The authors are, respectively, a research faculty associate in history at the University of Montana and a professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina "The Obama Contradiction: Weakling at Home, Imperial President Abroad"http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175535By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted April 29 "Wars of Attrition: Green Zones of the Mind, Guerrillas, and a Technical Knockout in Afghanistan"http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175533 By Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com, posted April 24 Features parallels between the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars"The Shame of Nations: A New Record is Set for Spending on War"http://hnn.us/articles/shame-nations-new-record-set-spending-war By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted April 23 The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany"Secret British Colonial Archive Finally Released"http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/04/20/secret-british-colonial-archive-finally-released By Graham McPhee, CounterPunch, posted April 20 "Collateral Damage in Afghanistan: After Decades of Military Devastation, Afghans Are Traumatized"http://inthesetimes.com/article/13008/collateral_insanity_in_afghanistan By Terry J. Allen, In These Times, posted April 17 Suggestions for these more or less biweekly lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. Thanks to Rosalyn Baxandall and Mim Jackson for suggesting articles that are included in the above list. To the Editors: Regardless of our particular positions on the state of Israel and its policies toward the Palestinian people, we wish to declare our profound distress at the language and intent of the ad sponsored by the "David Horowitz Freedom Foundation" that appeared on the op-ed page of the NY Times on Tuesday, April 24th. It is a disgrace that this ad attempts to draw a direct connection between support for the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction Israel movement and the recent tragic murders of a rabbi and three Jewish students in Toulouse. Furthermore, we are deeply disturbed by the Times' decision to publish an ad that names and targets specific academics, accuses them of being motivated by "hatred," and that then calls for them to be "publicly shamed and condemned." The exact details of the "public shaming" that the Horowitz Foundation has in mind are not divulged, but it would apparently go beyond reasoned criticism or vigorous disagreement. David Horowitz has a long record of attempting to suppress academic freedom, and of seeking to silence scholars who have expressed what he considers unorthodox views. This latest ad, however, is an especially unsavory effort to incite harassment of scholars whose opinions are not to his liking. Horowitz's tactics, which rely on innuendo and intimidation, are inimical to an atmosphere of free expression and open debate, and should be condemned accordingly. Barbara Weinstein Silver Professor of History New York University New York, NY 10012 New York Linda Gordon Florence Kelley Professor of History New York University New York Temma Kaplan Professor of History Rutgers University New Brunswick Alice Kessler-Harris R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of History Columbia University New York David Abraham Professor of Law University of Miami School of Law Coral Gables Elaine Tyler May Regents Professor of American Studies University of Minnesota Minneapolis Marilyn B. Young Collegiate Professor of History New York University New York Gary Gerstle James G. Stahlman Professor of American History Vanderbilt University Nashville Linda K. Kerber May Brodbeck Professor of History University of Iowa Iowa City Nelson Lichtenstein MacArthur Foundation Professor of History University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Jon Wiener Professor of History University of California, Irvine Irvine Mary Nolan Professor of History New York University New York Lary May Professor of History University of Minnesota Minneapolis Joan Hoff Research Professor of History Montana State University Bozeman
[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/26/12: follow-up on yesterday's message: (a) fund appeal and (b) letter from one of those targeted by David Horowitz's New York Times ad
To members and friends of Historians Against the War,1. Many thanks to those who have already responded to the appeal for funds for HAW that we sent out yesterday evening. The appeal, with a reminder of how to donate, is posted at
http://blog.historiansagainstwar.org/2012/04/haw-info-appeal-for-funds.html. We hope to hear from more people.
2. In the same message, we called attention to an inflammatory advertisement on the op-ed page of Tuesday's New York Times denouncing 14 academics by name, calling for them to be "condemned and shamed" for having expressed support for sanctions against Israel. (The ad can now be found on-line at
http://zatarandspinach.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/20120424113007773-1.pdf.) One of those targeted, William Thomson of the University of Michigan (whose name is misspelled in the ad), has written a letter which is included at the end of this message.
Thanks,
Jim O'Brien and Marc Becker
Co-chairs of Historians Against the War Letter from William Thomson
Yesterday, April, 24, 2012 - a date which will live in memory - 13 academic colleagues and I were suddenly and deliberately attacked by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
Under a photograph of a 1930's era Nazi Brown shirt, my colleagues and I were identified by name and academic affiliation, inferentially connected to the tragic murder of a French rabbi and three children, and listed with others on the horowitzfreedomcenter.org weebsite as "BDS supporters of hate and anti-Semitism."
I presume my inclusion in this list was the result of my efforts at the University of Michigan to promote the formation of a University Committee to investigate possible divestment. Precisely, what we are requesting is:
Whereas, the undersigned believe that any Univesity investments in entities contributing to human rights violations by either Israelis or Palestinians is inappropriate.
Resolved, the undersigned call for the formation by the University of Michigan of an advisory committee consisting of members of the University Senate, students, administration and alumni to determine if any University investments are questionable and in need of appropriate corrective actions.
Although our efforts at Michigan have been consistently mis-characterized by the local opposition as anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic, please note carefully that we are calling for divestment with regard to both Israeli and Palestinian human rights violations. This call has been supported by a wide range of Palestinian and American Jewish groups, as well as by three Nobel Prize laureates and numerous Nobel nominees.
It is not pleasant being characterized as anti-Semitic, even by ill-informed and misguided individuals. However, those of us who toil in this arena for any length of time are quite familiar with the charge. Over time I have come to associate it with an abvsence of reasoned argument by our adversaries.
Similarly this advertisement associates us with the initiation of a new Holocaust. In my mind such a charge infinitely reduces the recognition and memory of the millions who suffered unimaginable pain and suffering at the hands of Adolf Hitler and his associates. To cast such charges in such an irresponsible manner is an egregious violation of the memory of a terrible historical reality.
Nevertheless, groups and individuals will resort to unfounded character assassination and ad hominem attacks when reasoned discussion is beyond their abilities. It comes with the territory, and I have learned to live with it. Wounds are inevitable in the full exercise of our First Amendment freedoms.
My primary argument in this situation is with the New York Times. Why would the supposed Newspaper of Record publish such an indefensible screed, and why it would put it on its editorial page without clearly labeling it as an advertisement?
The ad lists our names and our academic affiliations. It calls for us to be "publicly shamed and condemned for the crimes [our] hatred incites". It requests readers to "contact the president of your local university and ask them to publicly condemn their faculty's participation in the Boycott of Hate".
I am too weathered a campaigner to be much affected by these requests. In fact, there is a part of me that recognizes that such unjustified attacks mean that we are nearing the critical mass that causes real fear in the hearts of our adversaries.
Now being seven years post-retirement, I am thankfully beyond any conceivable retaliation. My reputation, for better or worse, is probably fixed. However, others on this list may not be in my position, and at the very least, such an advertisement may have a "chilling effect" on the younger, more creative, more energetic individuals on all sides of this issue, individuals that hold the keys to its resolution.
Unfortunately, I have directly witnessed negative consequences toward vulnerable colleagues expressing views on this topic. The concern is real. So why is the New York Times aiding and abetting this environment of fear?
Please consider expressing any concerns you may have to the New York Times Public Editor
(Ombudsperson), Art Brisbane, at public@nytimes.com, or (212)556-7652.
Peace, with Justice,
Bill Thomson
[haw-info] an appeal for funds
To members and friends of Historians Against the War, HAW rarely sends out fund appeals, and this is the first one in over three years. Now our bank balance is near zero, which puts even our modest expenses into question. We are an entirely volunteer-run organization, and all donations support our activities such as printing flyers and pamphlets, staffing tables at conferences, and meeting to plan future activities. In an era when the US government arrogates to itself the right to wage war at any time and in any place, whether through drones in the air or troops on the ground, and the right to subject even its own citizens to indefinite detention, it is important to keep oppositional voices alive. Please consider financially supporting HAW. Donations of any size (from $25 or$100 or anything above or below those figures, would be greatly appreciated. The easiest way to donate is online, at http://www.historiansagainstwar.org/donations.html. Alternatively, checks made out to Historians Against the War can be mailed to the treasurer, Van Gosse, 392 Broadway #4F, New York, NY 10013. In the interest of truth-in-soliciting, donations to HAW are not tax-deductible. Together, working as part of a broad antiwar movement, we can bring these wars to an end. Jim O'Brien and Marc Becker Co-chairs of Historians Against the War P.S. One of the issues that has long concerned HAW is the smearing of dissenting academics. Yesterday, April 24, the New York Times made available more than one-fourth of its op-ed page for an ad by the "David Horowitz Freedom Center." Invoking the Holocaust, the ad denounced by name 14 professors (none of them prominent public figures) for having expressed support for sanctions against Israel. Those named, the ad said, "should be publicly shamed and condemned for the crimes their hatred incites." However one feels about proposals for sanctions against Israel, the fact that the Times would accept such an ad, and give it such prominence, bespeaks a dangerous atmosphere in which dissent from official US policy is subject to semi-hysterical denunciation. (For those wanting to write to the Times, the address for the paper's public editor is public@nytimes.com.)
[haw-info] Stand With Rep.Barbara Lee on Ending the War in Afghanistan
In 2001, Congresswoman Barbara Lee was the only member of either chamber to vote against the use of force in Afghanistan. Since then she has been a consistent voice of opposition. However, to be effective she needs our help. Without strong and unrelenting pressure from constituents, too many Congressional Representatives are still remaining mute despite widespread awareness that the war in Afghanistan is a futile and costly failure.
The vast majority of Americans are now opposed to the Afghanistan War. However over this past weekend, the US and Afghanistan have initialed a new "strategic partnership" agreement that will leave US troops in Afghanistan until 2024.
In an election year grassroots pressure in Congressional districts can make a huge difference.
One simple step: 1/ Call and ask your Representative to sign on as co-sponsor of HR 780 (The Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act) which would end combat now and limit the use of funds for Afghanistan to the safe and orderly withdrawal of all US troops." Thanks to folks in the antiwar movement, this bill has 70 co-sponsors.To make an impact, it needs many more.See the current list of co-sponsors at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d112:6:./temp/~bdiAbN:@@@P
Call the Congressional switchboard at toll-free number 877-429-0678.
If you have time, two other useful steps:
2/ Please forward this message family, friends and folks in your peace network and ask them to make this call now ! 3/ When you call a Congressional office, ask to speak to someone who will get back to you about the Congressional Reps position. Are they willing to co-sponsor HR 780? If not, why not? Follow up until someone in that office gives you a clear explanation of what they plan to do about a never ending war in Afghanistan.
Why HR 780? United for Peace and Justice supports a range of Congressional initiatives designed to move the war in Afghanistan to a more rapid conclusion. Yet, as illustrated by the "strategic partnership" agreement initialed on Sunday, Administration policy is slippery and purposefully ambiguous. The importance of HR 780 is that it is clear and simple: stop US combat activities now and bring all the troops and contractors home.
Please let us know the response you receive, so we can make comments available to everyone:
[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/19/12: Links to recent articles of interest
Links to Recent Articles of Interest
"Report on Iran's Nuclear Fatwa Distorts Its History" http://original.antiwar.com/porter/2012/04/18/report-on-irans-nuclear-fatwa-distorts-its-history By Gareth Porter, AntiWar.com, posted April 18 "A Black Indian March for Peace, 1861-1862"http://lists.portside.org/cgi-bin/listserv/wa?A2=PORTSIDE;3ee5fc3f.1204c By William Loren Katz, Portside.org, posted April 16
"Why Washington's Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster: What History Should Teach Us about Blockading Iran"http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175528 By Juan Cole, TomDispatch.com, posted April 12The author teaches history at the University of Michigan. "The Afghan Syndrome: Vietnam Has Left Town, Say Hello to the New Syndrome on the Block" http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175527 By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted April 10 "U.S. Military Atrocities Abroad"http://opinion.inquirer.net/26493/us-military-atrocities-abroad By Ambeth R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, posted April 10 Relates the U.S.-Philippine War to Vietnam and Afghanistan
"Heard the One about the Peace Activist on the Titanic?" http://warisacrime.org/content/heard-one-about-peace-activist-titanic By David Swanson, War Is a Crime.org, posted April 9 "Left Behind: What We Lost in Iraq and Washington, 2009-2012"http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175526 By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com, posted April 8 "Waist Deep in Big Muddy, Again?"http://lists.portside.org/cgi-bin/listserv/wa?A2=PORTSIDE;b33290ec.1204a By Mark Solomon, Portside.org, posted April 7 "Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran"
http://www.thenation.com/article/167196/thinking-unthinkable-iran
By Jonathan Schell, The Nation, posted April 6 "Our Men in Iran?"http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/04/mek.html By Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker blog, posted April 6 Thanks to Jim Swarts, Rosalyn Baxandall, and Sam Lowe for suggesting articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.
[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/16/12: OAH convention; thank-yous
For those attending the Organization of American Historians convention in Milwaukee later this week (Thurs,.-Sun. April 19-22), here are three sessions that may be of interest to many members and friends of HAW:
--- "Historical Perspectives on the Democratic Revolutions in the Middle East," featuring Rashid Khalidi, Juan Cole, Melani McAllister, and Michael Sherry, 10:30 Friday morning April 20.
--- "David Montgomery - Labor Historian, Activist, Teacher, Mentor," OAH plenary session 3:00 Friday afternoon April 20 (David was one of the founders of Historians Against the War in 2003 and a Steering Committee member for several years)
--- "The Context and Practice of the 'Occupy' Movement," 10:30 Sunday morning April 22 (this one isn't in the on-line convention program but will take place in Room 203-C, FAC)
Speaking of the OAH, we would like to thank Alice Kessler-Harris, current president of the OAH and a professor at Columbia University, for taking time to secure a room at Columbia for a meeting of the HAW Steering Committee this summer.
And speaking of people who have been helpful to HAW, the following Web address has information on the international "How Class Works" conference at Stony Brook University on June 6-9:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/workingclass/conference/2012. The conference organizer, Mike Zweig, who teaches at Stony Brook and is a founder and leader of U.S. Labor Against the War, has arranged meeting spaces for several HAW in recent years, for which we are grateful.
Jim O'Brien
Co-chair, Historians Against the War
[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/5/12: Links to recent articles of interest
Links to Recent Articles of Interest"Time-Bomb Diplomacy" http://www.theamericanconservative.com/blog/time-bomb-diplomacy By Justin Logan, The American Conservative, posted April 4 "Israel's Experts Mum on Iran to Support Bibi's Bluff"http://original.antiwar.com/porter/2012/04/02/israeli-experts-mum-on-iran-attack-to-support-bibis-bluff By Gareth Porter, antiwar.com, posted April 3 "The Drone Boom"http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/04/02/the-drone-boom By Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch.org, posted April 2 The author teaches history and international studies at Trinity College"The Race for What's Left" (essay-review of Michael Klare's book of the same name) http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/04/02/the-race-for-whats-left By Lawrence S. Wittner, CounterPunch.org, posted April 2 The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany"The Phases of War" http://www.zcommunications.org/the-phases-of-war-public-rejects-afghanistan-war-iraqs-almost-ending-and-who-doesnt-want-war-with-iran-by-phyllis-bennis By Phyllis Bennis, ZNet, posted April 1 "Empires Then and Now"http://www.opednews.com/articles/Empires-Then-and-Now-by-Paul-Craig-Roberts-120327-813.html By Paul Craig Roberts, OpEd News, posted March 27 "Totalitarian Systems Always Begin by Rewriting the Law"http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8095-chris-hedges-totalitarian-systems-always-begin-by-rewriting-the-law By Chris Hedges, TruthDig.org, posted March 26 "Speaking Truth to Power"http://www.nationofchange.org/speaking-truth-power-1332428960 By William Astore, NationofChange.org, posted March 22 "Top Ten Lessons of the Iraq War"http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/03/20/top_ten_lessons_of_the_iraq_war?page=full By Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy, posted March 20 "How Joseph Stalin Invented 'American Exceptionalism'"http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/how-joseph-stalin-invented-american-exceptionalism/254534 By Terrence M. McCoy, The Atlantic, posted March 15
Suggestions for these lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. Thanks to Rosalyn Baxandall, Mim Jackson, and Sam Lowe for suggesting articles that are included in the above list.
[haw-info] HAW Notes 3/22/12: Links to recent articles of interest
Links to Recent Articles of Interest
"Obama, GOP Won't Tell Americans That Iran Sanctions Drive Gas Prices" http://www.juancole.com/2012/03/obama-gop-wont-tell-americans-that-iran-sanctions-drive-gas-prices.html By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted March 21The author teaches history at the University of Michigan "Robots Kill, But the Blood is on Our Hands"http://warisacrime.org/content/robots-kill-blood-our-hands By David Swanson, War Is a Crime.org, posted March 21
"Try a Little Nuclear Sanity" http://hnn.us/articles/try-little-nuclear-sanity By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted March 20The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany "Afghanistan: A Gathering Menace: Traveling with U.S. Troops Gives Insights into the Recent Massacre" http://theamericanscholar.org/a-gathering-menaceBy Neil Shea, American Scholar blog, posted March 16 "The Enigma of Israel" http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/03/16/the-enigma-of-israel By Gabriel Kolko, CounterPunch.org, posted March 16 The author is a professor of history emeritus at York University, Toronto "Massacres Are the Inevitable Result of Foreign Occupations"http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/03/14-1 By Seumas Milne, The Guardian, posted March 14 "Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama's War on Whistleblowers"
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/supreme_court_set_to_endorse_obamas_war_on_whistleblowers_20120312
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig.org, posted March 12
Includes historical information on uses of the 1917 Espionage Act "The 0% Doctrine: Obama Breaks New Ground When It Comes to War with Iran" http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175514By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted March 11 "America Gets Stupid, Again, on Iran"http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/03/10-0 By Lawrence Davidson, CommonDreams.org, posted March 10 The author teaches history at West Chester University"America's Death Squads"
http://www.zcommunications.org/americas-death-squads-by-nicolas-j-s-davies
By Nicolas J. S. Davies, Z Magazine, March issue Suggestions for these lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. Thanks to James Swarts, Tam Robert Beeler, and Nicolas Davies for suggesting articles that are included in the above list.
[haw-info] for anyone attending the Left Forum in New York City this weekend
To any members or friends of Historians Against the War who are planning to attend the Left Forum this weekend, at Pace University in New York City, HAW will have a table (in the same area as other tables) from 7 pm Friday to at least noon on Sunday. There are many panels relevant to HAW's concerns. (The conference schedule is at http://www.leftforum.org/2012/schedule). Among them is a panel on "Global Insurgencies midst the End of Empire," chaired by Francis Shor of the HAW Steering Committee and featuring Phyllis Bennis and Michael Klare among other speakers, from 3 to 4:40 pm on Sunday.
[haw-info] HAW Notes 3/8/12: Links to recent articles of interest
Links to Recent Articles of Interest
"Iran in the Crosshairs Again" http://lists.portside.org/cgi-bin/listserv/wa?A2=PORTSIDE;6f48e0b9.1203a By Phyllis Bennis, Portside.org, posted March 5 "Are We Headed for a Bay of Pigs in Iran?"http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/opinion/sick-iran/index.html?hpt=op_t1 By Gary Sick, CNN Opinion, posted March 5The author served on the National Security Council staff in the Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations "How Empires Fall (Including the American One" http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175510 Interview with Jonathan Schell, TomDispatch.com, posted March 1 "We Can Live with a Nuclear Iran"http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/marchapril_2012/features/we_can_live_with_a_nuclear_ira035772.php By Paul Pillar, Washington Monthly, March-April issue The author was the national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia from 2000 to 2005 "Blown Away: How the U.S. Fanned the Flames in Afghanistan" http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175509By Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com, posted February 28 "A Letter to Other Occupiers: What is to be Done Next" http://www.zcommunications.org/a-letter-to-other-occupiers-by-staughton-lynd By Staughton Lynd, ZNet, posted February 28 "The Mossad Has Long Given Marching Orders to AIPAC"http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/2012/02/27/the-mossad-has-long-given-marching-orders-to-aipac By Grant Smith, antiwar.com, posted February 28 "North Korea's Dynastic Succession"http://www.japanfocus.org/-Ruediger-Frank/3697 By Bruce Cumings, Asia-Pacific Journal, posted February 27 The author teaches history at the University of Chicago"The Untold War Story - Then and Now: Going Beyond the Story of a Boy and His Horse" http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175508By Adam Hochschild, TomDispatch.com, posted February 26 "The American Century Is Over - Good Riddance"
http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/144697.htmlBy Andrew Bacevich, History News Network, posted February 20 Thanks to Rosalyn Baxandall, Sam Lowe, and Mim Jackson for suggesting articles that are included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.
[haw-info] No War With Iran: Call Senators to Oppose Lieberman-Graham Resolution !!
No War With Iran: Call Senators to Oppose Lieberman-Graham Resolution please forward widely Thousands of AIPAC lobbyists are flooding the Capitol today, pushing members of Congress to a more belligerent stand on Iran. As early as this week, the Senate may be voting on S.Res. 380, a dangerous resolution introduced by Senators Lieberman, Casey and Graham designed to curtail peaceful options for resolving the Iranian conflict.
This resolution is being co-sponsored by 47 Senators and that list could grow. If passed, the measure implicitly calls for a military attack on Iran when Iran reaches a "nuclear capability." At that stage diplomacy will be off the table.
Call your Senators today ! Use toll-free number provided by the Friends Committee on National Legislation: 855-NO-WAR (855--686-6927) Tell them constituents do not want another war. Urge them to vote "NO" when the resolution comes to the floor. If they are already co-sponsors urge them to rescind their support.
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[haw-info] HAW Notes 2/23/12, including links to recent articles of interest
To members and friends of Historians Against the War,Here are a couple of notes, plus our more or less biweekly set of article links. 1. A report on the war resisters conference in Toronto last fall, co-sponsored by HAW, has been posted at http://activehistory.ca/2012/01/war-resisters-conference-report-back-looking-back-moving-forward-war-resisters-in-north-america. 2. Among sessions of potential interest at the Organization of American Historians convention in Milwaukee, April 18-22, is one on "Historical Perspectives on the Democratic Revolutions in the Middle East," featuring Rashid Khalidi, Juan Cole, Melani McAlister, and Michael Sherry, on Friday morning April 20. The convention program is at http://annualmeeting.oah.org. Links to Recent Articles of Interest "Remotely Piloted War: How Drone Wars Became the American Way of Life"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175507
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted February 23
"Tucson to Palestine: History as a Weapon" http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/21-8 By Judy Sokolower, CommonDreams.org, posted February 21 "Scoring the Global War on Terror: From Liberation to Assassination in Three Quick Rounds"http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175505 By Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted February 19The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University "Solidarity and its Discontents"http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/683/solidarity-and-its-discontents By the Raha Iranian Feminist Collective, Jadaliyya.com, posted February 19 A lengthy, nuanced discussion of Iranian dissidents and U.S. activists"Honduras in Flames" http://www.thenation.com/article/166313/honduras-flames By Dana Frank, The Nation blog, posted February 16 The author teaches history at the University of California, Santa Cruz"This War Is Not Over Yet" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/opinion/this-war-is-not-over-yet.html By Mary Dudziak, New York Times, posted February 15 The author teaches history, law, and political science at the University of Southern California "Dominion from Sea to Sea: America's Pacific Ascendancy"http://www.japanfocus.org/-Bruce-Cumings/3687 By Bruce Cumings, Asia-Pacific Journal, posted February 13 The author teaches history at the University of Chicago
"The Afghanistan Report the Pentagon Doesn't Want You to Read"
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/the-afghanistan-report-the-pentagon-doesnt-want-you-to-read-20120210
By Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone, posted February 10
On the report by Lt. Col. Daniel Davis; includes a link to the full report
"A War Anniversary That U.S. Wishes to Forget" http://www.progressive.org/philippine_american_war.html By Emil Guillermo, The Progressive, posted February 4 On the Philippine-American War
Thanks to Carl Mirra, Ros Baxandall, and Sam Lowe for suggesting articles that are included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.
[haw-info] HAW Notes 2/9/12: links to on-line articles
Links to Recent Articles of Interest
"US Outrage at Syria Veto at UN Rife with Hypocrisy"http://www.truth-out.org/putting-un-veto-perspective/1328713320 By Stephen Zunes, TruthOut.org, posted February 8 "Anniversaries from 'Unhistory'"http://www.nationofchange.org/anniversaries-unhistory-1328625093 By Noam Chomsky, NationofChange.org, posted February 7 "The Betrayal of the Nobel Peace Prize"http://warisacrime.org/content/betrayal-nobel-peace-prize By David Swanson, WarIs a Crime.org, posted February 5 Truth, Lies and Afghanistan: How Military Leaders Have Let Us Down"http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030 By Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis, Armed Forces Journal, February issue "History Lesson for Newt Gingrich: Andrew Jackson Was a Savage Indian Killer" http://hnn.us/articles/history-lesson-newt-gingrich-andrew-jackson-was-savage-indian-killer By William Loren Katz, History News Network, posted January 30 "The Pentagon Pitches its New Strategic Narrative"http://original.antiwar.com/ruff_horn/2012/01/29/the-pentagon-pitches-its-new-strategic-narrative By Allen Ruff and Steve Horn, AntiWar.com, posted January 30Allen Ruff has a history PhD from the University of Wisconsin
"The People and the Patriots: Who Led Whom in the American Revolution"
http://www.bostonreview.net/BR36.6/alfred_f_young_boston_tea_party.php
By Alfred Young, Boston Review, Nov.-Dec. 2011 issue, posted January 25 The author is a professor of history emeritus at Northern Illinois University
"The U.S., Indonesia & the New York Times" http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/24/the-u-s-indonesia-the-new-york-times By Conn Hallinan, CounterPunch, posted January 24 "A WPA for History: Occupy the American Historical Association"http://www.truth-out.org/wpa-history-occupy-american-historical-association/1327433474 By Jesse Lemisch, TruthOut.org, posted January 24The author is a professor of history emeritus at John Jay College, CUNY "Henoko and the U.S. Military: A History of Dependence and Resistance" http://japanfocus.org/-Steve-Rabson/3680By Steve Rabson, The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 10 Issue 4 No. 2, January 23 On U.S. bases in Okinawa; the author is a professor of Asian Studies emeritus at Brown University Suggestions for these lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. Thanks to Marc Becker, Sam Lowe, Bill Katz, and Al Young for calling attention to articles that are included in the above list.
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