[haw-info] HAW Notes 11/7/14: opposing US bombing campaign; links to recent articles of interest

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The HAW Steering Committee has signed-on to a campaign by more than twenty national peace and justice groups to oppose the current US bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria. The joint statement (at http://winwithoutwar.org/alternatives-to-war) poses a range of nonmilitary options for countering the growth of ISIS. It urges people to contact members of Congress, preferably during the period November 11-16 after a lame-duck session of Congress convenes.

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"US Dilemma in Syria: Moderate Stronghold Falls to Al-Qaeda, Fighters Desert to Extremists"

http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/157461

By Juan Cole, History News Network, posted November 3

The author teaches history at the University of Michigan.

"The Long, Shameful History of American Terrorism"

By Noam Chomsky, In These Times, posted November 3

"Gaza: How We Got There ... and the Prospects for Peace"

By William R. Polk, History News Network, posted October 31

A lengthy article rich in historical background

"Whose Side Is Turkey On?"

By Patrick Cockburn, London Review of Books, posted October 24

"The Importance of Being Exceptional: From Ancient Greece to Twenty-First Century America"

By David Bromwich, TomDispatch.com, posted October 23

The author teaches English at Yale University.

"MI5 Spied on Leading British Historians for Decades, Secret Files Reveal"

By Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, posted October 23

"The Legacy of WW1 Shell Shock for PTSD-TBI"

By Jerry Lembcke, CounterPunch.org, posted October 22

The author is a Vietnam veteran who teaches sociology at the College of the Holy Cross.

"Western Imperialists Have Been Bombing Iraq for 100 Years"

By Nicholas J. S. Davies, AlterNet.org, posted October 20

"Lessons for Today's Social Movements from Gandhi's Salt March"

By Mark Engler and Paul Engler, In These Times, posted October 17

"Celebrating the Life of Peace Hero Fred Branfman"

By Jeremy Kuzmarov, CounterPunch.org, posted October 1

The author teaches history at the University of Tulsa.

The above list was edited by Steve Gosch and Jim O'Brien with thanks to Rosalyn Baxandall, Mim Jackson, and Jerry Lembcke for suggesting articles that are included.