Historians Against the War
Historians Against the War Statement on the U.S. Occupation
of Iraq
(September 21, 2003)
As historians, teachers, and scholars, we oppose the expansion of United States empire and the doctrine of pre-emptive war that have led to the occupation of Iraq. We deplore the secrecy, deception, and distortion of history involved in the administration's conduct of a war that violates international law, intensifies attacks on civil liberties, and reaches toward domination of the Middle East and its resources. Believing that both the Iraqi people and the American people have the right to determine their own political and economic futures (with appropriate outside assistance), we call for the restoration of cherished freedoms in the United States and for an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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As of December 20, 2008, 2597 people had signed this statement and become members of HAW. The signatures are available on this website. This statement supersedes the founding statement.
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HAW at the AHA
New York,
January 2-5, 2009
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HAW panel at the AHA
New!
- New Publication! Carl Mirra, Soldiers and Citizens: An Oral History of Operation Iraqi Freedom from the Battlefield to the Pentagon (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).
- HAW at the AHA (New York, January 2-5, 2009)
- HAW and Afghanistan (October 2008)