[haw-info] recent on-line articles of interest

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

 

On behalf of the HAW Steering Committee, we plan to send a message every two weeks with links to on-line articles that provide historical background on HAW-relevant topics.  Suggestions for inclusion are welcome: they can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.  Members of the working group for this project are listed below.

 

Sincerely,

Matt Bokovoy

Carolyn (Rusti) Eisenberg

Jim O'Brien

Maia Ramnath

Sarah Shields

 

 

"Our Laws Condone Torture"

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/cole/index.html

By Juan Cole in Salon.com, posted September 8

 

"The Phoenix Program Was a Disaster in Vietnam and Would Be in Afghanistan--And the NYT Should Know That"

http://hnn.us/articles/116462.html

By Jeremy Kuzmarov, History News Network, posted September 7

 

"These Colors Run Red!: The U.S. Follows the Soviet Union into Afghanistan"

http://amconmag.com/article/2009/oct/01/00018//

By Andrew J. Bacevic, The American Conservative, October 1, 2009 issue

 

"Battle for Honduras—and the Region"
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090831/grandin

By Greg Grandin, The Nation, August 31 issue

 

"From My Lai to Lockerbie"

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175108/nick_turse_from_my_lai_to_lockerbie

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com, posted August 30

 

"Saigon 2009: Afghanistan Is Today's Vietnam. No Question Mark Needed." 

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/20/saigon_2009

By Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason, foreignpolicy.com, posted August 20

 

"Lesson of Vietnam Lost in Afghanistan"

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090820_vietnams_lesson_lost_in_afghanistan

By Stanley Kutler, Truthdig, posted August 20

 

"Is Obama Aware of the History of Failure that Marks Our Drug War in Latin America?"

http://hnn.us/articles/114765.html

By Jeremy Kuzmarov, History News Network, posted August 17  

In addition, this week's "Life during Wartime" cartoon by Josh Brown, posted on the HAW home page (http://www.historiansagainstwar.org), offers a chilling parallel between Afghanistan and Vietnam.