[haw-info] HAW Notes (including links to recent articles of interest)

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

Here are some notes, followed by our more or less biweekly set of links to recent articles by historians (or at least with substantial historical content) on HAW-relevant topics.

1.  Today (October 7) Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) launched its campaign called Operation Recovery: Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops.  On its website, at http://www.ivaw.org/operation-recovery, IVAW explains the background of the campaign and asks for public support. 

 

2.  More than 150 scholars, including many historians, signed a September 29 press release (at https://nacla.org/node/6759) calling on Georgetown University to revoke its appointment of former Colombia president Álvaro Uribe as a "Distinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership."  Uribe's administration was linked to numerous human rights violations.

 

3.  Frank Brodhead, a history PhD and activist, sends weekly e-mailings under the title of "Afghanistan War Weekly," summarizing news reports from a range of periodicals.  They are archived on the United for Peace and Justice website at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=4150, and anyone can get on the e-mailing list by writing to the author at fbrodhead@aol.com.   

 

 

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

 

"The Long War, Year Ten: Lost in the Desert with the GPS on the Fritz"

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175305

By Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted October 7

The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University.

 

 "Scapegoating War Crimes in Af-Pak on Drugs"

http://www.hnn.us/articles/132013.html

By Jeremy Kuzmarov, History News Network, posted October 4

The author teaches history at the University of Tulsa; the article draws parallels with the Vietnam War.

 

"An American Tradition of War and War Protest"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cynthia-wachtell/an-american-tradition-of-_b_749867.html

By Cynthia Wachtell

The author teaches American Studies at Yeshiva University.

 

"The Tale of Progressivism's Death Has Been Exaggerated"

http://www.hnn.us/articles/132031.html

By Martin Halpern, History News Network, posted October 4

The author teaches history at Henderson State University in Arkansas

 

"In Struggle with the American Mind"

http://www.counterpunch.org/blum10012010.html

By William Blum, CounterPunch.org, posted October 1

 

"The War Addicts: 2016 and Then Some"

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175302

By Tom Englehardt, TomDispatch.com, posted September 30

 

"Prisoners of War: Bob Woodward and All the President's Men (2010 Edition)"

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175300

By Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted September 27

 

Public Mobilization for a Nuclear-Free World

http://www.fpif.org/articles/public_mobilization_for_a_nuclear-free_world

By Lawrence S. Wittner, September 23, 2010

The author teaches history at SUNY Albany

 

Note:  These recent-article lists are posted at http://blog.historiansagainstwar.org.  Suggestions for inclusion can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.