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Here are some notes in the unlikely event that anyone has time to read them! Best wishes for the holidays from the Historians Against the War Steering Committee. 12-23-10


1. The HAW Steering Committee has endorsed a petition initiated by the revived Students for a Democratic Society protesting FBI raids directed this fall against antiwar organizers in Chicago, Minneapolis, and other cities. The petition is for signing by “professors and academics” only; it is at http://www.stopfbi.net/petition/dear-colleague/professors-and-academics, along with background on the FBI’s actions.

Links to Recent Articles of Interes thttps://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&shva=1#inbox/12d14414acd0d083

“The Letter from Aghan Experts to Barack Obama”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8199676/The-letter-from-Afghan-experts-to-Barack-Obama.html
By 22 writers and analysts with specific expertise on Afghanistan, The Telegraph, posted December 21

“No More Afghanistans”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-astore/no-more-afghanistans_b_799006.html
By William Astore, Huffington Post, posted December 20
The author, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonrel, teaches history at Pennsylvania College of Technology

“Afghanistan: Land of the Unvanquished”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/afghanistan-land-of-the-unvanquished-2153883.html
By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, posted December 8
This article compares the Soviet and US experiences in Afghanistan.

“The Great Islamophobic Crusade”
http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175334
By Max Blumenthal, TomDispatch.com, posted December 19

“The Witch Hunt Against Assange Is Turning into an Extremely Dangerous Assault on Journalism Itself”
http://www.alternet.org/story/149252
By Robert Parry, AlterNet.org, posted December 17

“Empire Unmasked”
http://counterpunch.org/prashad12152010.html
By Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch.org, posted December 15
The author teaches South Asian history at Trinity College

“Richard Holbrooke Represented the Worst Side of the Foreign Policy Establishment”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/richard-holbrooke-represe_b_796447.html
By Stephen Zunes, Huffington Post, posted December 16

“The Nuclear Freeze and Its Impact”
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2010_12/LookingBack
By Lawrence S. Wittner, Arms Control Today, December issue
The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany

“Why Are Wars Not Being Reported Honestly?”
http://original.antiwar.com/pilger/2010/12/10/why-are-wars-not-being-reported-honestly/
By John Pilger, Antiwar.com, posted December 10

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