[haw-info] recent on-line articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,   This is the second
in a biweekly series of mailings of links to recent articles that provide
historical background on HAW-relevant topics. Suggestions for inclusion are
welcome: they can be sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com.  Members of the working
group for this project are listed below.   Sincerely, Matt Bokovoy Carolyn
(Rusti) Eisenberg Jim O'Brien Maia Ramnath Sarah Shields       “The United
States in Afghanistan: Eight Years Later”
http://original.antiwar.com/gabriel-kolko/2009/09/23/the-united-states-in-afghanistan-eight-years-later

By *Gabriel Kolko, *antiwar.com, posted September 24
  “No More Troops to Afghanistan”

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/09/22/no_more_troops_to_afghanistan/

By *H. D. S. Greenway, **Boston Globe, *posted September 23
*(historically based article by a mainstream foreign policy columnist)*


“Us or Them in Afghanistan”

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175116/ann_jones_us_or_them_in_afghanistan_
By Ann Jones, TomDispatch.com, posted September 20

*(not a historical article, strictly speaking, but an extraordinarily
well-informed look at the “training” of Afghan soldiers and policement)*


“Is Afghanistan Vietnam or Iraq? Arguing with Obama and Rubin”
http://www.juancole.com/2009/09/is-afghanistan-vietnam-or-iraq-arguing.html

By *Juan Cole, *Informed Comment (juancole.com), posted September 17


“A Bad Vietnam Lesson for Afghanistan”

http://www.consortiumnews.com/Print/2009/091709a.html

By *Douglas Valentine, *Consortium News, posted September 17
  “Is America Hooked on War?”

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175115

By *Tom Engelhardt, *TomDispatch.com, posted September 17
*(steps back and looks at the militarized present as a distinct period in US
history)*


“How the Soviet Menace Was Hyped”
http://consortiumnews.com/2009/091509b.html By Melvin A. Goodman, Consortium
News, posted September 15



*“**A Hundred Holocausts: An Insider’s Window Into U.S. Nuclear Policy*

http://www.truthdig.com/report/print/20090910_a_hundred_holocausts_an_insiders_window_into_us_nuclear_policy

by *Daniel Ellsberg, *in Truthdig.com, posted September 10



*“9/11’s Living Monuments”*

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175112/rebecca_solnit_9_11_s_living_monuments

By *Rebecca Solnit, *TomDispatch.com, posted September 10


“Entangled Giant”

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23110
By *Garry Wills,* *New York Review of Books, *posted September 10
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