[haw-info] HAW Notes 8/25/11: Links to recent articles of interest

Thanks to Rosalyn Baxandall, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and William Loren Katz for suggesting articles included in the following list.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. 


"Ten Myths About Libya?"
http://lists.portside.org/cgi-bin/listserv/wa?A2=PORTSIDE;d60f1a66.1108d
By Conn Hallinan, Portside.org, posted August 24
This critique of Juan Cole's article, listed below, requires scrolling partway down the Portside page.

"Top Ten Myths About the Libya War"
http://lists.portside.org/cgi-bin/listserv/wa?A2=PORTSIDE;cdd85320.1108d
By Juan Cole, Portside.org, posted August 23 (from the author's Informed Comment blog, August 22)
The author teaches history at the University of Michigan

"As Fighting Continues in Libya, a Look at Role of the U.S., NATO and Oil Firms in Libya Uprising"
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/8/23/as_fighting_continues_in_tripoli_a
Interview with Phyllis Bennis by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, posted August 23

"The Tet Offensive's Parallels to Afghanistan"
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/2011818133456460387
By Richard Falk, Aljazeera.net, posted August 23

"An Initial Libyan Scorecard"
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/2011822184853834181.html
By Mark LeVine, Aljazeera.net, posted August 22
The author teaches history at the University of California, Irvine

"The 'Most Notorious Liar in the Country' Gets a Memorial on the Mall"
http://www.seniorwomen.com/news/index/php/the-most-notorious-liar-in-the-country-gets-a-memorial-on-the-mall
By Jo Freeman, Senior Women Web, posted appr. August 22

"How Safe Are You? What Almost $8 Trillion in National Security Spending Bought You"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175431
By Chris Hellman, TomDispatch.com, posted August 18

"Shaping a New World Order"
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/17/opinion/la-oe-bacevich-multipolar-world-20110817
By Andrew J. Bacevich, Los Angeles Times, posted August 17
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University

"Jane Fonda and the 'Home of the Brave'"
http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/nancy-miller-saunders-jane-fonda-and.html
Bu Nancy Miller Saunders, The Rag Blog, posted August 11

"The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention"
http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_crisis_of_humanitarian_intervention
By Walden Bello, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted August 9