Here are some notes, followed by our more or less biweekly set of links to recent articles by historians (or at least with substantial historical content) on HAW-relevant topics.<\/p>\n
1. Today (October 7) Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) launched its campaign called Operation Recovery: Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops. On its website<\/a>, IVAW explains the background of the campaign and asks for public support. <\/p>\n 2. More than 150 scholars, including many historians, signed a September 29 press release<\/a> calling on Georgetown University to revoke its appointment of former Colombia president \u00c1lvaro Uribe as a \u201cDistinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership.\u201d Uribe\u2019s administration was linked to numerous human rights violations.<\/p>\n 3. Frank Brodhead, a history PhD and activist, sends weekly e-mailings under the title of \u201cAfghanistan War Weekly,\u201d summarizing news reports from a range of periodicals. They are archived on the United for Peace and Justice website<\/a>, and anyone can get on the e-mailing list by writing to the author at fbrodhead@aol.com. <\/p>\n Links to Recent Articles of Interest<\/p>\n \u201cThe Long War, Year Ten: Lost in the Desert with the GPS on the Fritz\u201d<\/a> \u201cScapegoating War Crimes in Af-Pak on Drugs\u201d<\/a> \u201cAn American Tradition of War and War Protest\u201d \u201cThe Tale of Progressivism\u2019s Death Has Been Exaggerated\u201d \u201cIn Struggle with the American Mind\u201d<\/a> \u201cThe War Addicts: 2016 and Then Some\u201d<\/a>
\nBy Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted October 7
\nThe author teaches history and international relations at Boston University.<\/p>\n
\nBy Jeremy Kuzmarov, History News Network, posted October 4
\nThe author teaches history at the University of Tulsa; the article draws parallels with the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/cynthia-wachtell\/an-american-tradition-of-_b_749867.html
\nBy Cynthia Wachtell
\nThe author teaches American Studies at Yeshiva University.<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.hnn.us\/articles\/132031.html
\nBy Martin Halpern, History News Network, posted October 4
\nThe author teaches history at Henderson State University in Arkansas<\/p>\n
\nBy William Blum, CounterPunch.org, posted October 1<\/p>\n
\nBy Tom Englehardt, TomDispatch.com, posted September 30<\/p>\n