[haw-info] links to recent articles of interest

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

 

This is the latest in the series of biweekly mailings that we started in September, linking to recent articles on HAW-relevant topics, either written by historians or written by others but providing historical background.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.  The working group for this project consists of Matt Bokovoy, Carolyn (Rusti) Eisenberg, Jim O'Brien, Maia Ramnath, and Sarah Shields.

 

 

"Obama's State of the Union"

http://www.fpif.org/articles/obamas_state_of_the_union

By Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted February 3

(on foreign policy aspects of the State of the Union speech)

 

"Missteps on Afghanistan"
http://www.hnn.us/articles/122319.html
By William R. Polk, History News Network, posted February 1
The author formerly taught history at the University of Chicago and is now working on a book to be entitled Afghanistan: Descent into Unending War
 
"Afraid of the Dark in Afghanistan"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175197/tomgram%3A_anand_gopal%2C_afraid_of_the_dark_in_afghanistan
By Anand Gopal and Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted January 28
 
"Patriotic Anti-Militarism: Remodeling the Antiwar Movement"
www.counterpunch.org/zeese01262010.html

By Kevin Zeese, CounterPunch, posted January 26
 
"Pakistan on the Brink? The Real Threat from Within"
http://www.solidarity-us.org/current/node/2606
By Adaner Usmani, Against the Current, January-February issue
 
"Replacing International Oppression with International Aid"
http://www.hnn.us/articles/122494.html
By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted January 25
The author teaches history at SUNY Albany (not Vassar College, as was mistakenly stated in our last mailing)
 
"George Clooney's Haiti -- and Beyond"
http://www.newpol.org/node/205
by Jesse Lemisch, New Politics web site, posted January 23

The author formerly taught history at John Jay College and, before that, the University of Chicago and SUNY Buffalo

 

"Securing Disaster in Haiti"
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/6665
By Peter Hallward, Americas Program web site, posted January 22