[haw-info] HAW Notes 7/7/11: Links to recent articles of interest

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"Why the War Machine Keeps on Running"
http://www.counterpunch.org/spinney07052011.html
By Franklin C. Spinney, CounterPunch.org, posted July 5

"Warring Ambitions"
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-appleby-war-powers-20110703,0,3517152.story
By Joyce Appleby, Los Angeles Times, posted July 3
On the Founding Fathers and the power to declare war; the author is a professor of history emerita at UCLA

"Waiting for Godot on the Gaza Flotilla"
http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/Mark-Levine--Waiting-for-in-Best_Web_OpEds-110701-476.html
By Mark LeVine, Op-Ed News, posted July 1
The author teaches history at the University of California, Irvine

"King George III Won: Happy Fourth of July"
http://warisacrime.org/content/king-george-iii-won-happy-fourth-july
By David Swanson, War Is a Crime.org, posted June 30

"The Militarized Surrealism of Barack Obama: Signs of the Great American Unraveling"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175412
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted June 30

"Isolationism: Behind the Myth, a Usable Past"
http://hnn.us/articles/140293.html
By Michael H. Hunt, History News Network, posted June 29
The author is a professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina

"On the Mend? America Comes to Its Senses"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175410
By Andrew J. Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted June 28
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University

"Sacred Mantras"
http://www.counterpunch.org/avnery06282011.html
By Uri Avnery, CounterPunch.org, posted June 28

"The Undoing of Libya"
http://www.counterpunch.org/prashad06272011.html
By Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch.org, posted June 27
The author teaches history at Trinity College

"Finally, the Age of Western Intervention Is Over"
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/john-kampfner-finally-the-age-of-western-intervention-is-over-2303248.html
By John Kampfner, The Independent, posted June 27