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

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

Here are a couple of notes, followed by our intended-to-be biweekly set of links to recent articles of interest.

1.  The informative and daily-updated Web site antiwar.com, sponsored by the libertarian Randolph Bourne Institute, is trying to meet a just-announced $30,000 challenge grant, with a December 2 deadline; details are on the site's home page, http://www.antiwar.com.

2.  The Agent Orange Action Group has called for protests at Montanto Chemical's January 24 annual meeting in suburban St. Louis.  For details contact Len Aldis at lenaoag@gmail.com.


Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Is a Nuclear War with China Possible?"
http://hnn.us/articles/nuclear-war-china-possible
By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted November 28
The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany

"The Militarization of American Police Has Long Historical Roots"
http://hnn.us/articles/militarization-american-police-has-long-historical-roots
By Jeremy Kuzmarov, History News Network, posted November 28
The author teaches history at the University of Tulsa

"Wes Clark and the Neocon Dream"
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/26/wes_clark_and_the_neocon_dream/singleton
By Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, posted November 26

"NYPD Raid on Occupy's Zuccotti Park Destroyed Thousands of Books"
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/11/23/131224/nypd-raid-on-occupys-zuccotti.html
By Gianna Palmer, McClatchy Newspapers, posted November 23

"Violence Goes to College"
http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/11/22/violence-goes-to-college
By Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch.org, posted November 22
The author teaches history at Trinity College

"Seymour Hersh: Propaganda Used Ahead of the Iraq War Is Now Being Reused over Iran's Nuke Program"
http://www.alternet.org/news/153166
Interview with Seymour Hersh on Democracy Now, posted on Alternet.org November 22

"Occupy Wall Street"
http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2011/11/17/occupy-wall-street.html
By Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie, Strategic Culture Foundation, posted November 17
The author teaches history at Howard University

"Who Said Gaddafi Had to Go?"
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n22/hugh-roberts/who-said-gaddafi-had-to-go?
By Hugh Roberts, London Review of Books, November 17 issue

"Big Change Whether We Like It or Not: Only Washington Is Clueless"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175467
By Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted November 13
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University

"Protest Planet: How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175466
By Juan Cole, TomDispatch.com, posted November 10
The author teaches history at the University of Michigan

"Why the US Recognized Israel" (full version of article previously cited)
http://www.israeli-occupation.org/2011-11-09/irene-gendzier-why-the-us-recognised-israel/#_ftn6
By Irene Gendzier, Israeli Occupation Archive, posted November 9
The author teaches history at Boston University

"China and the US: The Roadmaps"
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011102812222630653.html
By Pepe Escobar, Aljazeera, posted October 31

Thanks for Rusti Eisenberg, Maia Ramnath, Rosalyn Baxandall, Larry Wittner, Irene Gendzier, and Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie for suggesting articles that are included in the above list.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.  This list went beyond the usual ceiling of ten articles due to the longer than usual interval since the last mailing.