[haw-info] HAW Notes 5/16/12: more thanks; links to recent articles of interest

More Thanks
In addition to the twenty-eight people whom we thanked in the May 3 "HAW Notes," we would like to thank the following people for subsequent donations in response to our recent appeal for funds:  Bill Barry, Sandra Deutsch, Carmen Hernandez, Davis Joyce, Scott Laderman, Jerry Lembcke, and Stig Lindberg.  (As in the previous listing, current members of the HAW Steering Committee are not included in this list.)  Thanks to all for making our first fund appeal in several years a success.


Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Even Star-Spangled War Is Hell"
http://indyreader.org/content/even-star-spangled-war-hell
By David Swanson, Indypendent Reader, posted May 11
Relates the War of 1812 to recent wars

"The Energy Wars Heat Up: Six Recent Clashes and Conflicts on a Planet Heading into Energy Overdrive"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175540
By Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com, posted May 10

"Iran and the US Anti-War Movement"
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/5441/iran-and-the-us-anti-war-movement
By Manijeh Nasrabadi, Jadaliyya, posted May 8

"From Republic to Empire"
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/04/from-republic-to-empire
By Paul Atwood, CounterPunch.org, posted May 5

"Texas Amnesia"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/8737-texas-amnesia#.T6XM6Mdozls.email
By James W. Russell, TruthOut.org, posted May 5

"A Putsch Against War: Generals and Secret Police Chiefs Get Together for an Attack on the Politicians"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31251.htm
By Uri Avnery, Information Clearing House, posted May 5

"University of California Takes Aim at Human Rights Activists"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/8895-university-of-california-takes-aim-at-human-rights-activists
By Stephen Zunes, TruthOut.org, posted May 4

"The Crown Family: Investing in Weapons, War . . . and Obama"
http://warisacrime.org/content/crown-family-investing-weapons-war-and-obama
By Nicolas Davies, War Is a Crime.org, posted May 1

"New Conflict of Interest at NYT Jerusalem Bureau"
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4534
By Alex Kane, Extra! (publication of FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), May issue

Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg, Rosalyn Baxandall, Jerry Lembcke, and Nicolas Davies for suggesting articles included in the above list.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.