Invisible History:
Afghanistan's Untold Story
Tells the story of how Afghanistan brought the United States to this place in time after nearly 60 years of American policy in Eurasia - of its complex multiethnic culture, its deep rooting in mystical Zoroastrian and Sufi traditions and how it has played a pivotal role in the rise and fall of empires.
Invisible History, Afghanistan’s Untold Story provides the sobering facts and details that every American should have known about America’s secret war, but were never told.
The Real Story Behind the Propaganda (read more)
Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire
Focuses on the AfPak strategy and the importance of the Durand Line, the border separating Pakistan from Afghanistan but referred to by the military and intelligence community as Zero line. The U.S. fought on the side of extremist-political Islam from Pakistan during the 1980s and against it from Afghanistan since September 11, 2001. It is therefore appropriate to think of the Durand/Zero line as the place where America’s intentions face themselves; the alpha and omega of nearly 60 years of American policy in Eurasia. The Durand line is visible on a map. Zero line is not.(Coming February, 2011) (read more)
Invisible History Blog
We'll explore anomalies we discovered while researching the causes of the Soviet and American invasions of Afghanistan. We look forward to your comments. Paul & Liz.
City Lights Authors at City Lights Books
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 7:00 P.M
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-8193
San Jose, CA: Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
San Jose, CA: Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
- Peninsula Peace and Justice center welcomes Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald to discuss their book, Invisible History.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
paul@peaceandjustice.org
Readers’ Books Event
Monday, May 18th, 7:30 pm
Sonoma, CA: Readers’ Books
Reader’s Books welcomes Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald to discuss their book, Invisible History.
130 E. Napa St.
Sonoma, CA 95476
Tel: 707-939-1779
info@readersbooks.com
For more info, contact Lilla Weinberger
lilla@readersbooks.com
Book Soup Book Signing Event
Saturday, May 16th, 2:00 pm
West Hollywood, CA: Book Soup http://www.booksoup.com/author-events.asp?offset=30
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould present and sign their new book, Invisible History: Afganistan’s Untold Story.
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould, a husband and wife team, first went to Afghanistan in 1981 and have reported for “CBS News,” “Nightline,” and “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.” Their documentary “Between Three Worlds” was broadcast by PBS.
8818 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
For more information, please e-mail: tyson@booksoup.com or call:310.659.3684
Afghanistan: A Salon of Politics & Culture, Book Signing and Concert
Friday, May 15th, 7:00 pm
Los Angeles, CA: Levantine Cultural Center
http://www.levantinecenter.org/cultures/central-asia/afghani/afghanistans-invisible-history-book-signing-and-concert-ariana-delawar
Join Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould for a book signing at the Levantine Center.
Evening sponsored by CODEPINK: Women for Peace.$10 at the door. For $20 you will receive an autographed copy of Invisible History. Free for members and students with I.D.
The evening includes a DVD presentation and discussion of the book, followed by Q/A and book signing. The authors will be introduced by Afghan-American lawyer/activist Mariam Atash Nawabi. The event also includes Afghani-American indie singer Ariana Delawari presenting some of her rock/folk repertoire.
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035For more information, call 310.657.5511 or email jordane[at]levantinecenter[dot]org.
Interview on KPFK 90.7 Morning Show with Sonali Kolhatkar
Listen to our interview on KPFK 90.7 Morning Show with Sonali Kolhatkar from May 15, 2009 Audio Stream | Podcast | Mp3 Download
Ford Hall Forum
Ford Hall Forum
May 7th, 6:30 pm
The Ford Hall Forum presents Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald to discuss their book, Invisible History.
Boston Public Library
Rabb Auditorium
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA
Public Transportation (MBTA): Green Line to Copley or Orange Line to Back Bay
Parking: Darmouth Street Garage
For more info, contact Alex Minier, Executive Director at 617-557-2007 or info@fordhallforum.org
Asia Times BOOK REVIEW
Behind the Afghan propaganda page page 1 of 2 pages
Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story by Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
Reviewed by Anthony Fenton
Nearly 30 years after their first foray into the land-locked buffer state, married couple and journalist-historians Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould could not have chosen a more appropriate time to publish their comprehensive Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story.
Having taken a back seat to Iraq since the drumbeat for war began in the autumn of 2002, the ongoing escalation of the United States-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) counter-insurgency war and occupation have made “AfPak” the center of sustained US media attention for the first time since “shock and awe” temporarily drove the Taliban underground in October 2001.
A chronically disinformed US public should leap at the chance to familiarize themselves with an honest overview of their country’s historically scandalous involvement in the region.
Despite Afghanistan’s recent return to the spotlight, few among the public realize the full extent of the US’s historical meddling in Afghanistan. Sadly, many Americans will believe the version of events that were popularized by George Crile’s book-turned-Hollywood film, Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of how the Wildest man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times (New York: Grove Press, 2003).
Crile’s account presents an ahistorical blend of fact and fantasy as it romanticizes the largest covert operation in US history during the US-Pakistan-Saudi Arabian-financed and armed proxy war against the Soviet Union from 1979-1989. It is this collective propaganda-imbued blindspot that Fitzgerald and Gould attempt to reveal and counter. As Gould stated in an interview with Asia Times Online, Charlie Wilson’s War “is a complete flip flop of the reality”.
As such, one of the concerns that Gould and Fitzgerald are seeking to address is the problem that “there are still people in administration positions, in journalistic positions, in academic positions who still believe the fundamentals of Charlie Wilson’s War”. As Fitzgerald added, “every line cook and bottle washer in and around Washington is now an expert on Afghanistan”, reflecting a popular discourse that is “far detached from reality”.
The World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches
The World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches
April 29, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
”Our goal is to stimulate interest in and discussion of world affairs. We seek to enhance the ability of our citizens to better understand world events and participate in the global community. Distinguished speakers offer in-depth information and public programs on current events, international issues, and United States foreign policy.”
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire
April 22 World Affairs Council of New Hampshire luncheon
12:00 noon at Southerm New Hampshire University