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Subversive Historian – 11/12/09

The Durand Line Agreement Back in the day on November 12th, 1893, the Durand Line Agreement was signed between Afghan Amir Abdur Rahman and British colonial officer Henry Mortimer Durand. The seven articles of the agreement were signed in Kabul and set a 1,519 mile line of demarcation between Afghanistan and British colonial India. The Durand [...]

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Howard Dean’s Imperialism – Apply Liberally

Howard Dean was on the program Democracy Now! on Friday when co-host Juan Gonzales departed from the subject of Health Care reform to a question about Afghanistan: JUAN GONZALEZ: In terms of the—to get back again to other issues right now, I’d like to ask you about the continuation and expansion of the American war in [...]

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7th Annual International Al-Awda Convention

Though the local press rarely covers it, the annual international Al-Awda Palestinian Right to Return convention will be taking place once again in Anaheim this weekend. Speakers at the three-day event will include British member of parliament George Galloway, Ron Kovic, Dr. Jamal Nassar and UCSB professor William Robinson. Galloway was present at a fund [...]

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Subversive Historian – 05/18/09

The Kwangju Uprising Back in the day on May 18th, 1980, student-led demonstrations in South Korea against the military dictatorship of General Chun Doo-hwan culminated in the Kwangju Uprising. In the morning hours, paratroopers clashed with students who had gathered to protest the closing of a university in the south-western city. The disturbances soon spread throughout [...]

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Subversive Historian – 05/13/09

Nixon’s “Warm Welcome” in Venezuela Back in the day on May 13th, 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon’s motorcade was attacked by protesters in Caracas, Venezuela. Tricky Dick had been on a supposed “good will,” trip through Latin America when he found himself in an even trickier situation highlighting the region’s ill will towards U.S. policies. That [...]

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